Sticky gearbox in neutral

I had this problem and was recommended to fit a short shift and change gearbox oil . . . not got round to fitting the short shift yet but I'll let you know when I do.

Gearbox oil is easy to do.

 

There is a nylon bush on the gear box actuator which you will need to drill out to about 10mm which will sort your stiff selector as it swells of time and age with the heat from the engine...after you have done this it will be fine

 

Take the battery tray out and file and grease the nylon bush on the selector. I put new bolts in because the old ones were rusted so it shouldn't be too difficult! [emoji16]

 

So you take the nylon bush out and bore the centre of the bush to 10mm?


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For the record this is said bush I beleive [emoji1303]


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Yep mate ...then grease it up and check for freeness of movement and if still a little stiff drill out just a little more like I had to....and mine was sorted[emoji106]


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As above in pic... that's the culprit [emoji3]

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When taking the selector out make sure the box is in neutral and remove the bolts on top of it and the one on the side which can be tricky to find...but look on the guide on the site forum as it helps you to find it mate...bit of a fiddle but once you have done it it is pretty simple [emoji6]

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Just run a gentle file through it to loosen it up a tad. They get clogged with grime and when they get warm it makes the shifter stiff

 

Glad you're enjoying her and she's behaving well! Engine dynamics do one for about £70 and I'm sure ktec sell them too

 

Yeah they're notorious for dropping, I did try and sort it a few times but gave up in the end. All of the clips were in place but it never seemed to pull the drivers side up high enough. You could probably do the selector at home if you have some tools. Either that or it's an hour at a garage give or take.

 

No it's always been like it. Me and kev took the whole front end off to see if we could sort it out but everything is as it should be. If you look at other ones they're all pretty much the same unfortunately. Even my new one has some interesting panel gaps! The only thing I could think of doing was getting a cable tie to try and pull that front corner up and hope the rest followed?

 

think it happened when he rear ended a police car when he was being chased. wasnt it @ghosty0101

 

Of course! So bad they wrote it off twice! I rebuilt it after it went through the crusher though!

 

if you buy it for ktec,you will get a entire new actuator as well,so you wont have to drill out your existing mechanism .
Boardy was doing the shortshift on here,dont know if hes still doing them.
DO NOT buy the engine dynamics short shift actuator...its to light,and wont work right on a phase 2 car like yours.

 

and no bonnet bra

 

Silicone with some red food colouring in

 

red electrical tape

being serious though, replace the clips along the top of the bumper with these clips (under the engine dressing trim)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190580764107?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

and just make sure its clipped in under the headlights and by the wheel arch. dont be afraid of hitting it to make sure its in properly

 

yeah there slightly bigger as well so hold it tighter