What's going on here then ?

[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

[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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[Beans]

Yes the rubber bushes around the 4 mounting bolts of the extension have disintegrated by the looks of it ...

[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

[Beans]

... 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

[stevie_a]

Point taken



Many Thanks AGAIN !

[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

[stevie_a]

A cheap easy fix

Now that is words a Scotsman likes to here

[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.

[Cobber]

Tools aren't an expense, they are an investment!

[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.

[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!

[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

[Beans]

2 bushes per bolt ...

[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