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I've got a Loose feeling gear stick

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26 Aug 2015 12:01 #150667 by NineCherries
I've got a Loose feeling gear stick was created by NineCherries
There seems to be more play in my gear stick than I'd like but only on the left/right plane, forward/back is fine. Is it the nylon bush thingy at the bottom of the gear stick I've read about or is it more likely to be a bush on the selector rods somewhere? I have still to get under and have a proper nosey but it's chucking it down outside at the moment.

Thanks again in advance for your advice. :)

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26 Aug 2015 14:06 #150673 by facade
Could be, or it could be one of the bolts holding the remote linkage together come undone.

At the stick end, there is a ring (with that nylon bush inside) that is held onto the remote shaft by a clamp bolt screwed upwards, I think a plate comes off below the gearlever to tighten it.

The other end of the remote shaft has like a universal joint with two cross bolts, these have top-hat bushes inside.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)
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26 Aug 2015 16:45 #150683 by Halford
have you tried looking under the gator, it just pulls off without damaging anything, and underneath there's another gator - which if it's come off will make it "feel much slacker" than normal

After my bodylift my stick was very stiff so I had to put "knicks" into the lower gator allowing it to move more freely

just a thought, maybe not a good one, but worth a look :unsure:
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26 Aug 2015 17:31 #150685 by NineCherries
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Cool. Good info, next dry day I'll get underneath and have a good look. At least I'll have an idea what I'm looking for.

Hal, thanks. I'll have a look under the gaiter too :)

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