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[migoreng]

I think my wifes driving style has accelerated the wear
 
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So she shifts a lot or she shifts harsh or crunches gears? My liberty b4 with 215,000km doesnt have much shifter play. In neutral the stick wobbles less than 1cm left and right and also 1cm forward and back...looking at the history of my car it spent most of its time on highways...

[cliffo3rb]

Was a while ago when i did this but as far as i can remember i went like this.

 

1.Car up on stands

2.Remove plastic Engine + Trans covers

3.Drop headers (10 x 14mm nuts + 2 x 12mm bolts on flex joint + 2 x 12mm bolts on hangers)

4.Remove Heatshield (4 x 12mm bolts)

5.Support tranny with jack so you can remove both crossmembers (4 x 17mm bolts + 4 x 14mm nuts) This will allow you to shift the tranny to the side so the linkage bolt has enough room to slide out (fouls on the body otherwise)

6.Push reverse lockout yoke up and stick a bolt in there to hold it up so you can remove the pin and cable.

7.Unbolt the front stay,this should give you access to the linkage.Remove the bolt and replace the four bushes.

8.Do everything in reverse making sure the reverse lockout cable is clear of the tailshaft.

9.Enjoy smooth and precise shifts again.

 

I found it to be the easiest way as i couldn't get the rollpin for the linkage out.Should take you around 2 hours with the right tools.

 

Hope this helps

 

Cliffo

[Ben_20EJT]

For anyone here keen, ill have a complete specB 6speed linkage kit forsale, feels nice and tight. Pm me

[Russell85]

$85 at trade through me for the knuckle.

 

Will check the other bushes and stuff tomorrow.

 

Gary, likewise. May be something that could help..

So the knuckle is a straight swap? is it also worth doing the other bushes at the same time?

[Russell85]

So she shifts a lot or she shifts harsh or crunches gears? My liberty b4 with 215,000km doesnt have much shifter play. In neutral the stick wobbles less than 1cm left and right and also 1cm forward and back...looking at the history of my car it spent most of its time on highways...

She gets in and always wriggles the stick, to find neutral, she goes to the centre and wiggles all the left and right a few times just to make sure. im alsways blowing up at her for it. my brother showed her how to drive manual and he has a bad habit of it. i tried to teach her but come close to divorce, so now my box is showing the signs of her style....

[Liberty]

The last sentence made me laugh, ha ha.

[duncanm]

She gets in and always wriggles the stick, to find neutral, she goes to the centre and wiggles all the left and right a few times just to make sure. im alsways blowing up at her for it. my brother showed her how to drive manual and he has a bad habit of it. i tried to teach her but come close to divorce, so now my box is showing the signs of her style....

meh - I do that, too.

Bushes should be able to handle it. They tend to fail when they get contaminated (oil, road grime, etc) and chewed out.

Maybe get her to change the knuckle, then she'll change her behavior

[migoreng]

I dont even wriggle the stick...I tend to push the stick right..

Why right? Because I believe it will balance out the wear as a gearbox spends most of its time being pushed left around gears 1 and 2...

I recall some cars I drove in the past felt like less effort was required to shift to 1st or 2nd compared to 5th.

[Cam.]

She gets in and always wriggles the stick, to find neutral, she goes to the centre and wiggles all the left and right a few times just to make sure. im alsways blowing up at her for it. my brother showed her how to drive manual and he has a bad habit of it. i tried to teach her but come close to divorce, so now my box is showing the signs of her style....

I do this constantly and none of my manual cars have ever had issues. I've usually only replaced the bushes/mounts/linkages because I'm a picky wanker that wants everything feeling stupidly tight.

Replace the linkage and upgrade some other things while you are doing it. No need to get all divorce like

[RX25SE]

Are 5 speed and 6 speed knuckles the same?

I bought a set of genuine bushes, plus some spares and if they are the same I'll rebuild the 5 speed one first and swap it over later.

[Barbbachello]

Yep I always wiggle to make sure it's in neutral. Rather wear out bushes than lurch into a trailer. My shifter isn't a snappy 6 speed feel or anything but it doesn't hang like a wizards sleeve either so I Cbf changing mine

[Beckers]

I forgot to mention, mine is automatic. I just have a bit of play on the stick itself. I assume it's a little different to manual?

 

Gaz you need a MAN Trans !!

[Liberty]

It honestly doesn't phase me man. I can drive either one. The automatic transmission runs perfectly.