How to access bolt to gearbox remote linkage mechanism?

[ITVRI]

Does anyone who has removed a gearbox or engine know how to get to the front bolt for the gearbox remote linkage mechanism? I'm hoping the engine or at best gearbox will not have to be removed.

My gear leaver on my Chimaera went limp on the way home yesterday. Further investigation this morning shows the bolt for the front linkage has gone resulting in no reverse or limited gear selection.
I have included a photo under this link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sa86pjusklomt06/Photo%20...

[paulathome]

Yes this bolt can be removed.
I take it you have removed the rear anti roll bar, exhaust and prop shaft.
You then need to drop the gear box mounts which will allow you to drop gearbox enough to gain access.
Don't let the box drop too far as you may bend the gear linkage rod.
Hope this helps and good luck.
Paul.

[ITVRI]

Cheers Paul. I've gone the easy route and dismantled the middle consul.
Can you tell me does the bolt connect to a bracket mounted to the engine/gearbox?

Edited by ITVRI on Sunday 21st April 12:30

[spend]

That bolt, is in fact a rod with bolts fastening it to the UJ on the bell housing. The rod pulls out of the tube which is the linkage.

If you wish to remove it, there are M8 (13mm spanner) nuts in front & behind the UJ on the bell, you need an open spanner behind the UJ so you can turn off the front nut.

[kris450]

This might help, this is what is should like.

[ITVRI]

Thanks for your help guy's. That explains it in full.

Before I attempt this is there any other way of attacking the problem apart from Paul's description above?
Cheers Warrick.

[phazed]

If its the bolt conection in the photo above, you can get to it lieing under the car with your arms wrapped around the box, one each side and do by feel iirc.

[TJC46]

Unsure as how to access the bolt. I think from underneath, puting your hands around the gearbox and doing it by "feel" may be possible. That is with the exhaust removed of course.
Another way would be to remove the plenum and inlet manifold and try to reach it from the top.
Have a pic if it helps, at least you can see exactly where it is located on the bellhousing.

[Bassfiend229hp]

ITVRI said:

Does anyone who has removed a gearbox or engine know how to get to the front bolt for the gearbox remote linkage mechanism? I'm hoping the engine or at best gearbox will not have to be removed.

My gear leaver on my Chimaera went limp on the way home yesterday. Further investigation this morning shows the bolt for the front linkage has gone resulting in no reverse or limited gear selection.
I have included a photo under this link

Didn't realise that this was how the linkage was set up - I always thought that front eye was a hanger for the box.

In that case, why do you have to remove that linkage to get the box out - how come you can't just drop the box complete with the linkage?

Phil

[kris450]

Unfortunately the linkage is connected through/above the chassis

[phazed]

And when you drop the box, you bend the rod,

[Bassfiend229hp]

phazed said:

And when you drop the box, you bend the rod,

So how the crap do you drop the box without bending the rod?

[phazed]

Remove the slide part with the linkage, lower the box a bit and unbolt the rod fixed to the bell housing you can then drop the box.

[phazed]

Paul is correct.

I had to remove mine when I bent it!

Started at midnight after a bottle of wine and had it all together in a couple of hours

Edited by phazed on Sunday 21st April 22:20

[caduceus]

Thought I'd resurrect this thread as I'm doing mine at the moment. I believe the rod is bent so need to remove it.

I'm going to undo the 4 bolts that hold the gearbox to the bellhousing and remove the box, as I can't get the rod off. I have tried but there is not enough room for leverage to get the nyloc off.

Is there anything I should know about before separating the box from the bellhousing before I attempt it?

Thanks
Cad

[phazed]

Which nylock?

[caduceus]

phazed said:

Which nylock?

The one holding the rod into the rose joint on the bell housing.

[phazed]

caduceus said:

The one holding the rod into the rose joint on the bell housing.

drop the tail of the gearbox a few inches, lie under the box with one arm up each side and you van feel the bolt.

use a 13mm ring and a 13mm ratchet spanner to remove.

I've done it twice that way.

[caduceus]

phazed said:

drop the tail of the gearbox a few inches, lie under the box with one arm up each side and you van feel the bolt.

use a 13mm ring and a 13mm ratchet spanner to remove.

I've done it twice that way.

That's exactly what I did today (without unbolting and dropping the box of course) and the open ended spanner kept slipping off as the nut got tighter whilst undoing... Did have a damn good try at it several times but it wasn't happening. Hence the need to remove/move the box.

[phazed]

Sorry yo hear that.

How about locking a small mole grip on the back nut while you use a socket or ratchet spanner on the nylock?

Thinking about it, it shouldn't be that tight. The rod is stainless I believe, (certainly a non rust steel) and mine removed easily.