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What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 17:51
by stevie_a
I was out in the car on Monday, driving on a short motorway drive ( 10 miles )
on the drive the gear stick suddenly started moving about, it was very sloppy going in and out of gear.
i took the gator of to have a look when i got home, this is what i seen.
what do you think ?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3wPshHvCeiiYWV6dTFrc1FQcUU
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 18:43
by Tamas Petrunin
I'd say the bolts that fasten the gearbox remote to the gearbox have come undone, if your really unlucky then the castings have broke.
IF it's a LT77 box and it looks like it could be to me, it's the 2 bolts I've highlighted in red.
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Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 19:29
by Beans
Yes the rubber bushes around the 4 mounting bolts of the extension have disintegrated by the looks of it ...
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 20:10
by stevie_a
God hope it is not the remote that's snapped
Looking at your blog Beans but cant see anything on it ,do you have anything i could see ?
Is it these bushes ??http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-T ... o3gGzkj8Yg
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 20:28
by Beans
stevie_a wrote: ... Looking at your blog Beans but cant see anything on it ...
You should try harder
http://tr7beans.blogspot.nl/2008/08/dhc-gearbox-check.html
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 20:45
by stevie_a
Point taken
Many Thanks AGAIN !
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 21:23
by Monkeyzak
Stevie
On a positive note. I've just replaced these myself and as you will see if you read my posts I am proper hopeless!! Changing them totally Changed the driving. Surprisingly smooth gear change for an old car.
A cheap easy fix
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 03 May 2017 21:41
by stevie_a
Monkeyzak wrote:
A cheap easy fix
Now that is words a Scotsman likes to here 
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 04 May 2017 10:31
by Monkeyzak
When I say cheap. I did spend £500 on tools to let me do the job. But to the Mrs it was £16 in parts!!
So a bargain we'll all agree.
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 04 May 2017 12:31
by Cobber
Tools aren't an expense, they are an investment!
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 04 May 2017 15:04
by FI Spyder
The cost of tools are usually equal to the cost of labour saved, there after they are free so they really don't cost anything at all.
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 04 May 2017 18:20
by Monkeyzak
Gentlemen. I used your posts when justifying the expense to my wife. Needless to say she just stared at me!!
I drove my car for 10 minutes today before it started misfiring. Makes the whole thing seem a bargain to me!
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 05 May 2017 23:37
by stevie_a
I repurchased the bushes from ebay , they come in a pack of 8
where do they all go ?
This video shows only 4, or am i missing something ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn00slYR2dU
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 06 May 2017 01:58
by Beans
2 bushes per bolt ...
Re: What's going on here then ?
Posted: 06 May 2017 05:59
by Hasbeen
2 bolts 4 bushes at the front, 2 bolts 4 bushes at the side.
Don't look at how degraded by oil, & soggy the rear engine mount [gearbox] is while you're down under there, it will only depress you.
Hasbeen