330d m sport sloppy gear stick

[chick0961]

hi all my cars gear stick very sloppy someone told me it was the the white plastic cup at bottom of the gearstick ball any ideas whats it called and is it easy to change thanks charlie

[rb5230]

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

[MattOz]

What year is your car Charlie? It's common with pre-facelift, i.e 5-speed cars. The clips are pretty easy to replace.

[chick0961]

hi mate my car is 2002 model

[chick0961]

rb5230 you are a barrow of laughs commas,lmao yous guys must be all english teachers

[rb5230]

chick0961 said:

rb5230 you are a barrow of laughs commas,lmao yous guys must be all english teachers

sorry but it makes things much easier to read and all for the sake of pressing one button every now and then for a pause.

[philtourer]

It's not the ball 1/2 way down the stick but at the bottom there are 2 nylon spacers that wear. Can be resolved by putting a washer in to take up slack, or just ask BMW to show you the pic on their parts computer. It'll make sense when you see it. Or take a look at www.realoem.com. Besta luck matey

[Urban Sports]

rb5230 said:

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

Capital letters?

Do BMW sell those as well?

[dibbly dobbler]

rb5230 said:

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

Have a rofl for that

[MitchT]

dibbly dobbler said:

rb5230 said:

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

Have a rofl for that

And another

[rb5230]

Urban Sports said:

rb5230 said:

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

Capital letters?

Do BMW sell those as well?

haha, commas just make so much difference to how easy to read something is. if i was writing a formal letter or something handwritten i would use capitals but on here it is wasted.

[rb5230]

MitchT said:

dibbly dobbler said:

rb5230 said:

they are called commas, just go in to bmw and ask for some.

Have a rofl for that

And another

thanks guys, at least my comic genius is not completely wasted around here.

[Bumble SV]

chick0961 said:

hi all my cars gear stick very sloppy someone told me it was the the white plastic cup at bottom of the gearstick ball any ideas whats it called and is it easy to change thanks charlie

This is so annoying - my car has the same issue and when I specifically asked that this was dealt with before I bought the car, the [network] dealer told me when I picked it up that it was a common and there was nothing that could be done. Grrrr.

When you say easy to do, what does it involve? Does the car need to be on a ramp for example?

[philtourer]

best place to look is www.bimmerdiy.com full of diy tips and know how!

[Bumble SV]

philtourer said:

best place to look is www.bimmerdiy.com full of diy tips and know how!

Its not on there (but good site!)

[Bumble SV]

I went into the dealer at the weekend. They didn't know what gearbox commas were.

They pulled up the diagrams etc and thought this was just 2 washers/spacers at the bottom of the gearstick. The problem is they cannot identify the part number so can only order the parts as a new lever kit.

Also, one of the technicians said that to replace it, it needs to be up on ramps and the exhaust needs dropping to remove the gearbox access panels. All in all its a half day job to rectify a wobbly gearstick.

This all seems far from a simple DIY job - am I missing something? It feels like it is.

[philtourer]

If your near the midlands (m6 spaghetti jct) I'll do it for you!

[Bumble SV]

Cheers. I'm not but I'll shout out next time I'm passing!

[chick0961]

So all in all its not a small job after all.bumble sv im going to see someone next week who has done job on another car, so i will let you know what the part is called ,see all you school teachers later .