Gear stick issue!

Alexmac · Apr 7, 2013

Hi all

I have a really annoying problem with my gearstick, I have to bash it down to get it into reverse and when I take it out of reverse the gear stick doesn't pop back up on its own I have the pull it back up. I have taken all the rubber boots off and sprayed wd40 in there but it hasn't made a difference. Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers
Alex

digga_hole · Apr 7, 2013

ive had this issue for a while now, only seems to be apparent after driving the truck for a while? is this the same for you? after being parked up it works fine again

ive even replaced my gearstick to no avail!

sometimes its that stuck down i cant even pull it up!!

Guest · Apr 7, 2013

If i get a sticky gear stick, i just wipe it on the curtains :**** :eekout :lol:

Alexmac · Apr 7, 2013

digga_hole said:
ive had this issue for a while now, only seems to be apparent after driving the truck for a while? is this the same for you? after being parked up it works fine again

ive even replaced my gearstick to no avail!

sometimes its that stuck down i cant even pull it up!!

Yea that sounds like what I have, it has got worse since I have been driving it, I really have to thump it down and yank it back up. Really annoying me now.

Alexmac · Apr 7, 2013

Biggi said:
If i get a sticky gear stick, i just wipe it on the curtains :**** :eekout :lol:

Sick man!

Guest · Apr 7, 2013

:shock: :foshizzle

fftopic :hug

digga_hole · Apr 7, 2013

:lol:

Alexmac · Apr 8, 2013

Mine has just started to work normally so maybe the WD40 has gotten into the right place.

digga_hole · Apr 8, 2013

Well I thought that with mine take it for a long drive tho and it sticks again its almost as if something gets hot and expands :?

Alexmac · Apr 8, 2013

digga_hole said:
Well I thought that with mine take it for a long drive tho and it sticks again its almost as if something gets hot and expands :?

Yep your right, just had a fairly long drive and it's got stiff again. I'm going to ask my local mechanic tomorrow, see what he reckons.

digga_hole · Apr 8, 2013

let me know if you find a solution

out of interest was there any damage to the rubber boot that sits ontop of the gearbox when you had in bits?

Alexmac · Apr 8, 2013

digga_hole said:
let me know if you find a solution out of interest was there any damage to the rubber boot that sits ontop of the gearbox when you had in bits?

Will do matey. No there was no damage to the three boots, But there was water siting on the top boot :S not sure how that got in.

digga_hole · Apr 8, 2013

odd! i did have a small split in mine thats why i changed the stick out!

hopefully you will find a solution

Alexmac · Apr 15, 2013

digga_hole said:
odd! i did have a small split in mine thats why i changed the stick out!

hopefully you will find a solution

Spoke to my mate at the garage the other day, he reckons the only thing it could be is something inside the gear stick housing expanding when it heats up. Take it all apart clean everything and grease everything, see what happens afterwards.
I'm going to do mine this week when I get 10 minutes and ill let you know how I get on.

digga_hole · Apr 15, 2013

Thanks mate

i think I'll do the same to mine when I get a minute

Alexmac · May 15, 2013

I finally got time this morning to take the gearstick mechanism apart and try to solve this problem. For those of you that do not know what it all looks like and how it works I took photos. [attachment=2:3kibyc6h]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21368608057.621332.jpg[/attachment:3kibyc6h]
The plastic part slide's down inside the cnc bit with a big spring that goes inside to pop the stick back up when taking out of reverse. But I'm 99.9% sure that the plastic part has expanded over the year's due to heat. I completely cleaned every part and re oiled and greased it all. It's a little more free but it is still a tight fit. So I think the plastic part has expanded and not shrunk back down, so I think the only way to fix this is buy a new one. [attachment=1:3kibyc6h]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21368608239.404720.jpg[/attachment:3kibyc6h][attachment=0:3kibyc6h]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21368608250.335085.jpg[/attachment:3kibyc6h]

Hope that helps some people with the same annoying issue.

lookskyward1 · May 15, 2013

Great post there Alex Mac. :awesomework

What kind of lubricant did you use on the plastic when you reassembled?

Alexmac · May 15, 2013

lookskyward1 said:
Great post there Alex Mac. :awesomework

What kind of lubricant did you use on the plastic when you reassembled?

Thank you

I used an all in one oil lubricant and some mechanical grease.

digga_hole · May 15, 2013

I changed mine out with another stick from a low mileage damaged truck and still have the same problem

I may try milling it down a couple of thou

Phoenix · May 15, 2013

Tut tut tut, you men are soooo aggressive with your gearsticks, i caress my with gentleness & it never fails to slip straight in! :mrgreen:

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