floppy knob!

[1crb1]

Hi last little problem to ask about! my vts gearstick is pretty awfull, ver loose and crap. i no saxo's have never had a nice tight quickshift but mines seen better days, its gettin on a bit! gather i need to change some linkages, what one/s do i need to get! if you have a look at this link on page 29 and 30 you can see the linkages- can anyone help who's changed these!
many thanks 1crb1---reps given!

http://www.asbomotorsport.co.uk/files/saxovtsengine.pdf

[Delboy75]

Floppy knob= viagra mate :P , sorry couldn't resist.

[1crb1]

how did i no that was commin! ;)

[woodsy]

change your linkages mate ... there are some on ebay clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Saxo-gear-linkage-rods-x3-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ190091658177QQihZ009QQcategoryZ10376Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190091658177)

or £30 from shitreon

peice of piss to fit, just a case of popping the old ones off and pushing the new ones on

[1crb1]

cool woodsy nice one!
changin clutch sat so will do it then!
:)

[Graham]

is anyone elses gearstick squeaky when they change gears?

[hesslevtr]

is anyone elses gearstick squeaky when they change gears?

used to be at first bit of grease and wd40 and its all ok

grease under the leather gaitor

will more then likely be the linkages whats causing our floppy knob

[TU-Tuning]

Also are the boxes meant to sound like theyve got sandpaper in em when your in neutral? only in netral but it makes this grinding noise when you move the stick about, all my car minded mates say its a common issue with saxos

[SAM33R]

the sound it makes when in neutral, grinding noise is the gearbox input shaft bearing

[TU-Tuning]

the sound it makes when in neutral, grinding noise is the gearbox input shaft bearing

Sounds expensive, the cars got a very good warranty but how much is this bearing likely to cost to buy and fit?

[SAM33R]

mate its not so much the bearing, i think there around a few quid but the labour is the expensive bit

i had my clutch and a refurb box put in so its definately not the release bearing, read it up in a Haynes manual and it diagnosed the problem as the shaft bearing, i also got a few opinions from different meachanics and they say same

[TU-Tuning]

Cheers, rep left, blob added. Is this one of those annoying issues or one of those things thats likely to get worse and destroy other parts? Cause if it is ill get it sorted out on warranty

[Graham]

mine makes that grinding noise sometimes when its in neutral. and the gearstick only started sounding squeaky because once it was really stiff and wouldn't go into 1st gear so i pushed it as hard as i could then it started lol

[SAM33R]

anytime fella:y:

its just one of those noises that are annoying, i got rid of the release bearing noise and now have the shaft bearing noise grrrrrrrrrr lol

i think its best to get it done as metal and metal rubbing is not good lol