29-05-2024, 07:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-05-2024, 07:26 PM by Colin D Smith.)
The ball on the end of the gear stick that moves the gear selector has a steel pin going through it. This steel pin protrudes from the ball 5mm on either side and this protrusion has worn the aluminum slot that it rests in. The aluminum casting with the gear selector gate is the top part and the bottom part is bolted onto the top of the gear box. These two parts encapsulate the gear selector ball and pin. The pin allows for the gear stick to move side to side, forward and back while not allowing any rotational movement however, over time the steel pin as worn the slot in the aluminum into a fan shape allowing the gearstick to rotate.
When changing from 1st to 2nd this rotation has the undesirable effect of enabling the shift not to stop against the reverse stop but ride over it. Not great! So I have adopted slapping the gearstick into neutral before moving to 2nd.
Taking the gearstick apart to remove the upper casting from it would enable me to weld up the slots and machine a new ones. Thus as good as new.
Taking the peening off the aluminium ball may be the way to go. I suppose I could make up the metal with brass and repeen it.
The bottom of the upper casting without the pin in place
When changing from 1st to 2nd this rotation has the undesirable effect of enabling the shift not to stop against the reverse stop but ride over it. Not great! So I have adopted slapping the gearstick into neutral before moving to 2nd.
Taking the gearstick apart to remove the upper casting from it would enable me to weld up the slots and machine a new ones. Thus as good as new.
Taking the peening off the aluminium ball may be the way to go. I suppose I could make up the metal with brass and repeen it.
The bottom of the upper casting without the pin in place