Gear stick mounts
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Hi
I just decided to attend to a bob working reverse light that's never worked since I had it and took removed the gear stick gaiter to look in there. A completely severed wire off the reverse light switch would likely be the issue.. Anyway whilst in there I noticed the mounting bolts of the gear stick were really loose. On the pics below you can see the bolts I'm talking about.
Question is, are they meant to have play in them for some reaaon? Prob about 2-3mm gap between the washer / rubber spacer and the gear box mount itself.
I just decided to attend to a bob working reverse light that's never worked since I had it and took removed the gear stick gaiter to look in there. A completely severed wire off the reverse light switch would likely be the issue.. Anyway whilst in there I noticed the mounting bolts of the gear stick were really loose. On the pics below you can see the bolts I'm talking about.
Question is, are they meant to have play in them for some reaaon? Prob about 2-3mm gap between the washer / rubber spacer and the gear box mount itself.
Edited by gizzardio on Monday 23 March 23:26
Edited by gizzardio on Monday 23 March 23:31
gizzardio said:
Question is, are they meant to have play in them for some reaaon? Prob about 2-3mm gap between the washer / rubber spacer and the gear box mount itself?
Unlikely I'd have thought ?Unless there is a metal tube within those rubber bushes to stop the bolt being over tightened and squashing the rubber too much
Did you try tightening it?
Hi
Yes I tried tightening them and it didn't budge. It's very difficult to get acces to them and secure a spanner or a socket on them though.
I got the car after a rebuild and the gear stick has always felt like that so and the car has been immaculately put together so I'm surprised if this was left loose accidentally but I really can't see why it would be.
It's a V8S by the way for anyone who didn't recongnise it from the pics.
Yes I tried tightening them and it didn't budge. It's very difficult to get acces to them and secure a spanner or a socket on them though.
I got the car after a rebuild and the gear stick has always felt like that so and the car has been immaculately put together so I'm surprised if this was left loose accidentally but I really can't see why it would be.
It's a V8S by the way for anyone who didn't recongnise it from the pics.
It shouldn't have any play in it.
There's supposed to be a two part rubbery/plasticy bush with a steel tube through the middle of it, if it's done up tight then the steel tube is in there, it looks like your bushes are wrong/damaged/missing, it should go all the way over the suspiciously clean bit I think, or you might be missing the one on the other side, it's easier to tell with brightly coloured polyurethane ones.
Rubber bits are UKC854 and there are 8 of them (can't see the other two bolts in your photo but they're there somewhere).
There's supposed to be a two part rubbery/plasticy bush with a steel tube through the middle of it, if it's done up tight then the steel tube is in there, it looks like your bushes are wrong/damaged/missing, it should go all the way over the suspiciously clean bit I think, or you might be missing the one on the other side, it's easier to tell with brightly coloured polyurethane ones.
Rubber bits are UKC854 and there are 8 of them (can't see the other two bolts in your photo but they're there somewhere).
Edited by zombeh on Tuesday 24th March 09:47
OK thanks for the advice.
I think I'll have to dismantle the assembly then to get an idea of what is happening. There's only one bolt, one washer, one rubber bush/spacer and then this holds the flange of the gear box mount to the gearbox. So either this metal tube/insert is too long of the bush is too thin I suppose.
Gonna be loads of fun getting this out..
I think I'll have to dismantle the assembly then to get an idea of what is happening. There's only one bolt, one washer, one rubber bush/spacer and then this holds the flange of the gear box mount to the gearbox. So either this metal tube/insert is too long of the bush is too thin I suppose.
Gonna be loads of fun getting this out..
Have a look at the pictures at the bottom of http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=911... in the nice clean photo you can clearly see the bushes.
Ha ha, i think that's my actual gearbox as i bought the car of barkychoc!
It would seem then that the middle rubber bush has disappeared between the flange and the gearbox body then. I've only got one rubber bush between the bolt head/washer and the gear stick assembly flange. I'll have to sort this out.
It would seem then that the middle rubber bush has disappeared between the flange and the gearbox body then. I've only got one rubber bush between the bolt head/washer and the gear stick assembly flange. I'll have to sort this out.
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