sloppy gearbox

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ja boy
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sloppy gearbox

Post by ja boy »

my gearbox feels alls over the place. it feels really sloppy. is there a part you can get to make it feel tighter? im also looking at cutting the stick as i think its too long and annoying.
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OLD FART
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Post by OLD FART »

Gregs the expert on this sort of thing LOL
Sorry mate I just couldn't help it :D
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Post by Sargeant_Khan »

the plastic knuckle at the base of the stick can often be the cause, someone might have put the shifter from something other than a starion in there and the knuckle is too small. Just try and get another shifter off a starion member and try that. Surely someone will have one to give away.
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www.18u
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Post by www.18u »

Don't worry mate that box comment is an old joke on here. Was good to meet you today, and i can't recommend buying a proper short shifter from stedbani or mookeeh enough. One of the best mods for the money.
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Hey Oldy -its what I'm here for :roll:
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Post by Lunacy »

www.18u wrote:Don't worry mate that box comment is an old joke on here. Was good to meet you today, and i can't recommend buying a proper short shifter from stedbani or mookeeh enough. One of the best mods for the money.
Agree with you Shannon, however a short shifter will magnify any probs with a box tenfold, so if its had a hard life already may not be the best.
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Post by WANTSOM »

JA or JB 'box.

On JA's its a ceramic ball type of thing that wears down and creates slop. Mitsi still carry them in parts from memory. Worth a call to a dealer to see if that fixes it. Cheap start imho before laying down dosh for a short shifter - which are worth the money but try simple fix first.
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sigmaproject
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Post by sigmaproject »

Or it could be the nylon bush that the ball fits into

PART NUMBER for nylon gear change bush is MD701577

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Post by rodney007 »

yup, cutting them down makes them feel worse,

i just put a standard full length one in and gave it a fresh greasing

... feels like a new car to drive


*also just done fluid change, used Nulon SAE 80 smooth shift, with the recomended 125ml gearbox treatment,

had slight resistance from 1st to 2nd thats compeltely gone now :-)*
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