Adjusting gear selector - tips required

[Robbie Corbett]

Hi there,

Since having engine out and replacing all the mounts I just cannot for the life of me adjust the gear selector rod properly.

Had the Mrs hold it in a neutral like position, after much tweaking I can select all gears bar reverse. I can select reverse manually from under the car (bit inconvenient ) and if I go very quickly from right to left can occasionally get it to jump into reverse. Feels like a am only a mm or so away from winning.

Does any one have any helpful tips on adjusting the mech well? Rather than just lying under the car for hours moving it slightly?

Thanks!

 

[JamesBryan]

I believe the way to do it is to put the box in reverse manually and then put the gearstick in it's reverse position and tighen up the linkage.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

Thanks very much - I did try that at one point, although as soon as I came out of reverse couldn't get it back in grrr.

I've bought the little white bush that goes near the shift mech incase that has play in it, just trying to source a few other shifter bushes incase I have too much play.

Wondering if anyone has moved engine over a little to fix a similar problem...

 

[Louis]

Hold the shifter in reverse and then put the box in reverse and nip it up.
Then you can finely adjust the bar by moving in and out/left and right.
It's a proper b*****d. I spent 2 hours doing it by myself and it's still not right.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

Cheers Louis, thats actually filled me with a bit of hope.

Im thinking that I will get someone to hold the lever to the right while its in the reverse position and then nip it up. On other cars they have a little pin at the box end, so you put the car in first (or what ever) put the pin in and then clamp the rod... that would have been loads easier than the random s**t show I've got atm.

 

[Louis]

Cheers Louis, thats actually filled me with a bit of hope.

Im thinking that I will get someone to hold the lever to the right while its in the reverse position and then nip it up. On other cars they have a little pin at the box end, so you put the car in first (or what ever) put the pin in and then clamp the rod... that would have been loads easier than the random s**t show I've got atm.

To the left. Right is 5th

 

[Robbie Corbett]

Sorry I meant, When its past the reverse gate hold it to the right (while still in reverse), got a feeling it was being held far left. I'm really close so the slop in reverse might have been enough to miss it.

 

[plees]

@Touring_Rob what other bushes are you trying to get hold of in the linkage. Cheers

 

[Usr117063]

I never used the reverse method, I just used a marker on the linkage and checked 5th and reverse engagement, if one was more difficult I made a small adjustment the opposite way. I have the yanoo stiff shift 3.0. But similar to another member I have loosened all the way as when things get hot the ball expands and makes the shifts too stiff. It’s good other than that, had to take back material on the ball to begin with though

 

[Robbie Corbett]

@Touring_Rob what other bushes are you trying to get hold of in the linkage. Cheers

Hiya - all of them. The more the merrier. I contacted DPA regarding their silicone balls but he is having trouble sourcing them at the moment (likely moulded in China). I need to actually go through some drawings of the mech and see what bushes etc there are in the mech however the plan (if i can source them) is to change the lot.

Have even been thinking doing a cable shift conversion however am struggling to find suitable mounts + enthusiasm. However would permit a PMS like system without the vibration issues.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I never used the reverse method, I just used a marker on the linkage and checked 5th and reverse engagement, if one was more difficult I made a small adjustment the opposite way. I have the yanoo stiff shift 3.0. But similar to another member I have loosened all the way as when things get hot the ball expands and makes the shifts too stiff. It’s good other than that, had to take back material on the ball to begin with though

Thats actually a simple and good shout. I think part of my issue has been me not knowing how much of a 'tweak' I've made as the whole lot wanks about in mid air.

 

[plees]

Can sort you some brass bushes if your interested.
From memory there’s the plastic ball socket on the gearbox and possibly another top hat bush on the linkage although it’s been a while since I’ve had a proper look.
Cheers

 

[Robbie Corbett]

Can sort you some brass bushes if your interested.
From memory there’s the plastic ball socket on the gearbox and possibly another top hat bush on the linkage although it’s been a while since I’ve had a proper look.
Cheers

Sounds good! Would you PM me some prices, do you turn them up or just use Oilite bushes?

 

[plees]

These are cnc turned. Will fire you a PM

 

[Louis]

I know these gear shifters inside out now. Best way to stiffen them up for more precision is just to buy the scenic repair kit on ebay.
The plastic ball has grooves in and these wear with age. The full rubber casing also softens meaning it just slops around.

Equal to a yanoo v1 with all new components in stiffness. Use of orings between the two cups on the ball also improves things. Exactly how the BMS is stiffened.

 

[Usr117063]

Thats actually a simple and good shout. I think part of my issue has been me not knowing how much of a 'tweak' I've made as the whole lot wanks about in mid air.

Dont get me wrong it did take a few tries, but very small adjustments needed

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I know these gear shifters inside out now. Best way to stiffen them up for more precision is just to buy the scenic repair kit on ebay.
The plastic ball has grooves in and these wear with age. The full rubber casing also softens meaning it just slops around.

Equal to a yanoo v1 with all new components in stiffness. Use of orings between the two cups on the ball also improves things. Exactly how the BMS is stiffened.

Link me up Don Louie. Sound like a brass bush and a scenic repair kit will sort me right out.

 

[Louis]

Link me up Don Louie. Sound like a brass bush and a scenic repair kit will sort me right out.

I tried brass bushes and hated them. Just stiffen it up way too much imho, especially if just trying to adjust the linkage on the box end too. Makes it impossible to get any feel of the box.

Just Ebay search 'scenic repair kit shifter'.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I tried brass bushes and hated them. Just stiffen it up way too much imho, especially if just trying to adjust the linkage on the box end too. Makes it impossible to get any feel of the box.

Just Ebay search 'scenic repair kit shifter'.

Like use my own time and brain you mean lol. After I sent that I did think I would just type the words into eBay myself and not be such a chief.

This the kit?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gear-Shi...100418?hash=item4b3aec2002:g:CCcAAOSw3HlamULe

 

[Louis]

Like use my own time and brain you mean lol. After I sent that I did think I would just type the words into eBay myself and not be such a chief.

This the kit?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gear-Shi...100418?hash=item4b3aec2002:g:CCcAAOSw3HlamULe

Wrong one senòr

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Think you did that just to get me to send you the link tbh.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

haha, I actually didn't

Thanks Louis.

 

[plees]

@Franky212 have a read through this 👍🏻

 

[RustyMojo]

@Franky212 have a read through this 👍🏻

He doesn’t want to “take stuff apart an s**t”