Yanoo Stiff Shift Gearbox End

[Chris Lewis]

Hi,

I bought a stiff shift kit from yanoo. I got both the lever end and the gearbox end metal bushes.

I have only so far fitted the gb end bush. But when i fit it, if i tighten it up, it locks the selector in position, It only works if you leave it loose. The reason for this (if i have fitted it right) is because the gear selector rod is physically attached tot he selector bar, whereas before the Renault style bush rotated within the selector bar and therefore allowed free movement.

Anyone else had similar trouble? Am i missing some bits in my kit? All i have is a tophat style bush and a nut and bolt.

 

[SkidMarx]

Do you mean the brass bush?

 

[Chris Lewis]

The brass bush i have is for the lever end. I have another bush, looks like stainless steel for the gb end (i assume. Its a top hat bush and (i think) fits in the hole in the gb selector rod, and then the linkage fits over both of these parts. A bolt then goes through it all, and a nut tightenes it up. If you tighten the nut up, it loks the selector in place and the bottom part of linkage 'claw' (two round pieces with holes in parallel to each other) is in contact with the selector rod.

 

[MG cup]

You have to sand or file down one side of the bush bit by bit as they're machined oversize to accommodate all gear linkages. Two minute job.

 

[Chris Lewis]

It fits the hole fine. Its the fact that the gear rod claw is now bolted directly to the selector. ill try to draw a pic.

 

[Chris Lewis]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111599377@N06/11999890435/

If you look at this, the red part is the gear linkage BOLTED to the gear selector rod. Obviously its going to be stiff if you do the bolt up. No free play. Surely this cant be right?

 

[MG cup]

I know it goes tight mate and that the selector rod fits through the lever fine.

As said sand/file down the bush so essentially its making the bolt longer. Job jobbed.

Also my bush came in two half's iirc?

 

[Chris Lewis]

no mine is in one half, i think this is the problem

 

[sprintcup]

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^ it's over sized to accommodate all linkages as stated, lie you file flat on the ground and just run the bush along it until you have taken enough material off.

Regards Russ...........

 

[Yanoo]

He is talking about the small metal bush at the gearbox. I guess, there are overhanging welds on both side of the OEM small linkage. They may cause the problem. It's written in the fitting instruction what has to be done in this case. Email sent.

 

[Chris Lewis]

thanks all ill investigate further tomorrow. Seems i have installed it right, but it wont move if i tighten it.

 

[Chris Lewis]

ok i had to leave the bolt loose, but held it in place with thread lock. If you tighten the bolt, it clamps the rod selector to the linkage. It works how i have done it.