Floppy Gear Stick. HELP!

[Josie172cup]

Hi all,

After getting underneath the car i have noticed that the ball joint housing on the gearbox has broken slightly resulting in the ball just pulling out.

i am thinking of fabricating a bracket to hold this in place but am unsure of whether or not this would work

any ideas would be great



http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=1134&pictureid=12577

[Josie172cup]

the freshly drilled hole is off our attempted bodgery

[Woznaldo]

Have a look at my project thread (project yellow peril) and you'll see all the parts you need. Looks like you just need a new nylon cup and circlip.

[Woznaldo]

You can bridge the gap with these aluminium repair rods.

www.durafix.com.au/index.php

Just put the circlip in on it's own and bridge the gap with a rod. You can then remove the circlip as the aluminum rod won't stick to the steel circlip.

[Josie172cup]

cheers people iv managed to bodge a plate up which we have bolted on and it seems to be doing the job just fine for now...

cheers for the advice

oh i cant really weld aluminium as we dont have the gear

il make sure to fix it properly next time i get a chance

[Woznaldo]

Are you using a nylon cup?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa40/woznaldo/The%20Yellow%20Peril/IMG_3501.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa40/woznaldo/The%20Yellow%20Peril/IMG_3409.jpg