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Author Gearstick: "like a stick in a bucket of poop!"
cjohnson
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12th Jun 08 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi, as said in title, my gear stick is really slack, like a stick in a bucket of s**T! lol, anyone know what is wrong with it and how to fix it??

Carl..
Ste L
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Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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12th Jun 08 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
linkage bush is probably past is sell by date now....
CorsAsh
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12th Jun 08 at 17:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds like the linkage is buggered, open the bonnet and see if you can see it when someone's selecting the gears, and if it looks sloppy then.

It doesn't fall down to the floor does it?
cjohnson
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12th Jun 08 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Sounds like the linkage is buggered, open the bonnet and see if you can see it when someone's selecting the gears, and if it looks sloppy then.

It doesn't fall down to the floor does it?


No up and down movement, just side to side... and around and round lol! Anyone know how much a new linkage will be??

Carl...
ed
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12th Jun 08 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You just want the bushes on a B if the linkage is gone. Not sure how much they are.
cjohnson
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12th Jun 08 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok cheers mate, well do you know of anywhere I can get some from?? Newb lol...

Carl..
Ste L
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12th Jun 08 at 17:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go vauxhall and order them..

shouldn't be that much
Kurt
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i think lmf vauxhall do the bushes
Ste L
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old bush's and new nylon bushes..

old's removed from linkage


new one fitted


linkage fitted onto mount
scoob
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12th Jun 08 at 17:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
first lift the gear gaiter off and see if the ball? hasnt come out of its socket? best way i can describe it lol this happend on my old corsa just pushed it back in and it was fine
cjohnson
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12th Jun 08 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ohh thanks very much mate, shall be getting some soon then!!

Cheers..
cjohnson
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quote:
Originally posted by scoob
first lift the gear gaiter off and see if the ball? hasnt come out of its socket? best way i can describe it lol this happend on my old corsa just pushed it back in and it was fine


OOO I'll have a look at that too then lol, doubt it though, it's done 108,000!

Carl..
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12th Jun 08 at 17:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine had done 123k 1.2 8v !
cjohnson
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12th Jun 08 at 18:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok mate, I'll check that out in the next hour then lol

Carl..

 
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