[ROVERNET - UK] Update on an earlier problem
Gordon Harrower
griffo at comcast.net
Sat Jul 29 01:51:41 BST 2006
Paul Smith wrote:
>>I've now replaced the 4 rubber pads and the vaguely triangular one, as
>>well as the fabled "spherical seat." It now will go into all gears but
>>3rd, running or not, and there still seems to be too much play in the
>>gearshift mechanism. There's a bar that connects the gearshift
>>mechanism to the transmission, and that bar seems loose, but difficult
>>to tighten.
>>
>>
>
>1. Is the bar broken?
>2. Is it loose on the base unit (it is meant to have movement there), or
>loose on the gearbox?
>
>Can you organise an assistant to operate the gear lever whilst you watch the
>selector arm?
>
>PVS
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Paul,
It's loose on both ends. I'm not sure how to tighten it on the gearbox
end. Meanwhile, the whole rectangular base for the gearshift moves
around quite a bit. It's one of those things I never looked at when
things were going well, so it's hard to tell what's normal. Thanks, Gordon.
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