Short shift mod problem. Gear Linkage keeps popping off. Help required!!

Take the linkage off , try and get a new ball that has a slightly larger shaft, or even a much larger shaft which you can lathe down to size, you want it slight larger because then if you heat the linkage up the hole will enlarge and then you can drop the new ball into it, when it loses temp it will clamp down real tight mate and you should not have any more probs. it will be trial and error for shaft size mate as I don't know how much that hole has worn.

Of course you could always thread both parties and then Loctite :rolleyes:

soz read it wrong , the ball is fine yeah , its the other part , soz ignore me dohhhhhhh lol

 

Just a suggestion, maybe someone can confirm this. Is it possible that the end is the same on other renaults. Not sure if is possible to get one from a breakers and try to swop the internal clip mechanism in the socket. I remember when refitting mine that it needed a good push down to get it to clip in. Is it possible the the socket is bottoming out on the linkage and not allowing the clip to engage.

 

I think you should be able to push the Orange part of the eye end out and replace it, if you turn the cable over and have a look im guessing some of the fingers that clamp on the ball will have broken, I think you could get one from the breakers and replace it.