Another gear linkage thread 5sp 2002

[northnoble]

All,

Have never been happy with the gear change, but with nothing to compare to, I do not actually know if I have a real problem. Gear change has always been a bit sloppy and sometimes hard to engage......question is, when running in say 3rd gear, how much does the gearstick move from left to right?

Any comments greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[northnoble]

come on all.....must be someone with a 2002 2.5 out there who can let me know how much the stick moves when in gear !!

[GTO400]

From memory the movement shouldn't be too much, from what you describe it could be the rose joint loose at the end of the rod in the engine bay end of the tunnel , you can access from the open tringle underneath. Also check the gearlever to tunnel area for cracks etc.

[TuxMan]

Going to look at this over the winter , there is no reason why it should be slopy but most are guessing its ware in the joints ,don,t know what the answer is yet .

[Jim O.]

It's a combination of things. A little is due to wear in the joints. But probably the largest portion of the slop is due to the design and implementation of the mechanism. It's not a very tight tolerance setup, and all of the little bits of play add up. And, the design of the cable mechanism adds to the lack of precision.

Might be easier, and give better results, just to install the M400 mechanism...

[Fusion1]

What kind of price is the 400 setup and is it easily available

[Fusion1]

What kind of price is the 400 setup and is it easily available

[andygtt]

M400 setup is for the 6 speed and wont fit the 5speed.... I didn't like the gearchange in my 5 speeder so I upgraded to the 6speed box and M400 linkage, its expensive (£4k+) and a lot of work.

Sounds to me like the front rose joint by the lever has loosened up, not easy to get at and fix tho Im afraid.

Edited by andygtt on Sunday 29th August 21:58

[Jim O.]

Fusion1 said:

What kind of price is the 400 setup and is it easily available

Peterguk M500 sells the M400 setup - contact him for details.

[andygtt]

Jim O. said:

Fusion1 said:

What kind of price is the 400 setup and is it easily available

Peterguk M500 sells the M400 setup - contact him for details.

I bought my M400 kit from Peter its around £650 from memory, but it wont fit a 5 speeder which is a completely different box to the M400.