Gearstick Fallen through !! :( Help Aprecated
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Hi Guys.. this is my second V6 and always been a bit of a money pit. now on 145k miles.
Glad to say very reliable only I should have replaced the Bat a long time ago. I had my hazards on for a bit at roadside. Couldn't start needed a bump.
Got it going and then disaster struck.
I don't know if I was being heavy handed? But the moment it bumped into life the gear stick fell about 6 inches into the floor of the car. nothing fell out. no bits on the road etc.
If I lift the stick to about the right height I can select all gears and have had to use it for short runs. Feels horrible and you feel like your going to hit reverse searching for 4th.This car had a reconditioned gearbox installed about 12months ago.
Im not that hands on with regards to working on cars. SO if anyone can help me understand whats happened and if I need to find spares for my mechanics etc. Help in how to get into the area to see whats gone would be a start also.
Thanks in advance guys.Chris
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Haha there's a rubber surround moulded to a plate that holds it up, they have been known before to perish. Get a new one or a scrap one from a younger car. It's not a big job :)
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could you describe how to let the dog see the rabbit? Also if I was looking for the part any links pointers or part description.
Is this in the mechanics manual for the mx3. Think i have that as a pdf.cheers
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Take off the gear knob (unscrews)
Take off the whole plastic part surrounding the gearstick (think you have to take off the handbrake surround first)You should have a clear view now of the rubber part, and probably the ground :lol: Yea it'll be in the manual. I could find the part number if you get stuck.
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Well i can try to do that myself. Where would you go for this part?
Cheers for your help
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Find a local scrapyard with one in or maybe someone on here is breaking one and ask them or put a wanted post in the UK ONLY section
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Thanks to your help I have managed to fix it on my own. You all may already know what it looks like in there, but I was surprised to see that the collar around the ball joint on the stick was in tact. this is like a small male collar that squeeze fits into the female on the car under-tray. So having removed things in the right order I aligned the two spigots with their receiving bays and pulled hard up. This seems like a shoddy way to keep this part in place. But Hey its fixed.. until the next time :D Thanks again for your assistance. Owe you a beer
Chris
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Good man! I think the idea is to isolate the vibrations as it is directly linked to the gearbox. Hard to beat a free fix :D
