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Limp gear stick?

  • 01-03-2013 9:23am
    #1
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, I've noticed my car's gear stick(02 Primera) has gone limp in the last 24 hours. I can still change gear but the stick is very wobbily and just doesn't feel right. Is this a cause for concern? I have my NCT next Wednesday, could it fail on this?


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  • #2
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    You could try rubbing something on it to harden it up.


  • #3
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭livEwirE


    :D was waiting for that. Anyone any ideas please?


  • #4
    keithsfleet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭keithsfleet


    Quite possibly the gear linkage.


  • #5
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    livEwirE wrote: »
    :D was waiting for that. Anyone any ideas please?
    There was someone here with a link to little tablets you could add to the fuel tank to enhance performance??


  • #6
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭livEwirE


    keithsfleet wrote: »
    Quite possibly the gear linkage.

    Do you know will this cause me to fail my NCT and is it expensive to get fixed?


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  • #7
    keithsfleet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭keithsfleet


    As long as it's going into gear ok it shouldn't fail.
    I'm not familiar with the set up on your car but the linkage itself shouldn't be more than 20.
    Fairly simple job if the gearbox is accessible.


  • #8
    keithsfleet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭keithsfleet


    Be very careful when you are changing gears.
    The wobbly gearstick is the early stages of the gear linkage failing.
    If it fails completely you could be stuck in whatever gear it's in, bit annoying when it's 3rd and your in traffic.


  • #9
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭livEwirE


    Cheers for the advice lads, the car is getting a couple of jobs done on it tomorrow so I'll get this looked at too.


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