ahhhh sloppy gear stick...very annoying

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:36 am

Picked up the celebration on saturday and on the whole I'm pleased with it....but the gear stick has so much play in it, its really pissing me off after only one day of driving it.......

After reading throught the other threads in this section I'm thinking gear linkage??

help!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:41 am

lol

did you try making it excited?

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:31 am

could be the linkage bushes that are so often touted as the cause to this kind of thing?

martin....im shocked....to think that you could suggest a respectable member of this community could do something like that!!

(did ya joolz???)

lol
rob

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:03 pm

robkendall wrote:could be the linkage bushes that are so often touted as the cause to this kind of thing?

martin....im shocked....to think that you could suggest a respectable member of this community could do something like that!!

(did ya joolz???)

lol
rob

believe me guy's, when it comes to my 480 I'll try anything

480's are a little more tricky to maintain than men......with men all you do is press a button and hey presto off they go!!

enough of the smut......linkage bushes.....sounds like a good place to start, how difficult/expensive.....will it get worse if I dont address it soon?

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:28 pm

Ring Volvo Joolz as theyre only available through them.

They arent that expensive from memory,about 30 quid-ish.

Theyre eay to fit too,but if yer paying someone (in kind,drugs whatever) you should be looking at no more than an hour to 2 hours labour absolute maximum.....

S & C

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:38 pm

ok had my sloppy gear change checked out today by the guy that did my cambelt.....

according to him it's not the linkage bushes its errm something else......he didnt make himself very clear as to what it actually was (warning signs) something to do with the gears but in the shaft that runs underneath and we're going to have to take the casing off (more warning signs)......he will try and locate a part for me!!!!! what part exactly he didnt say (bullshit signs) oh and he did say I had a leak of gear box oil but i wouldnt see it because it had all dripped into a tray.......

couldn't say how much it was going to cost me......

so

bullshit or not??

I've looked very closely at the power transmission threads on here and can't fiind anything that he describes

should I get a second oppinion?

cheers

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:45 pm

Yes.
Bin Him

Get a second opinion-Lee's!

2127 · Post by **2127** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:50 pm

Absolutely.
This guy was trying to be as vague as possible about anything, really. A second opinion is no guarantee for good news though, but you need to have more clues here.

Greetz,
Peter

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:01 pm

The viewers said bullshit!

lee · Post by **lee** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:46 pm

Well I am thinking correct me if i am wrong.

You are cruising along at what ever speed (140mph) in what ever gear and the gear stick needs a dose of the blue pill. Its not stiff in gear.

I had this problem on my old mazda and it was the ball seat and bellows. These sit under the gear stick and have nothing to do with the gearbox or the operation of the box. This is also no to much of a tricky job and should take no more than 2 hours. These tend to be dealer only parts.

lee · Post by **lee** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:27 pm

Forgot to mention the leak. This tends to happen to most 480's without their owners knowing. This is due to a little crap plate that sits on the gearbox. This collects crap and any oil that it may loose. 9 times of 10 the cause of this leak is only a copper sealing washer on the drain plug. These cost only pence

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:11 pm

I hope Tiny reads this,their Celeb is doing the same thing!

You tuned in Cornwall???

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:00 pm

epilogue........sloppy gear change sorted!!!

a very nice mechanic replaced the missing bush and sleeve in the gear selector linkage.......and a bolt that was in down side up and causing difficult rear gear selection...I'm a happy bunny

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:34 pm

There is quite a lot of play in the gear stick on my Celeb, perhaps I should get the brushes looked at

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catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:45 pm

Yes maybe you should Mr.BB!

Do we need to know about it though???

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:33 pm

I reckon you might need to lube your bush

Sorry, I couldn't help it....

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:10 pm

It'd make it glisten!