How do you replace a gearstick?

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 19:24

Please tell me that you just undo all the nots'n'bolts, slide the new one in and do them all back up again.

Or give me the bad news I suppose.

Oh and I need a gearstick too, if you have one for an '83 1.6d 5-speed.

The joys of classic van onwership eh?

Post by **Mocki** » 04 Jul 2008, 19:33

good news bad news time i guess.....
good news is yes,you just do unbolt , change re bolt, bad news, you have to go under and remove the "gatebox" to complete the excersise

20 mins, and a couple of 10mm spanners and a allenkey

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 19:41

OK am looking at the exploded view in the manual & the gatebox is the housing box at the bottom of the diagram right? And I'm taking this off to remove & then replace the locking pin?

Sorry I have the mech skills of a monkey from the opening scenes of 2001 A Space Oddissy but am willing to try/learn. Preferably not the hard way.

Post by **Mocki** » 04 Jul 2008, 19:52

ok, yes, the gate box is under, you have to remove it to get to the bolt that goes through the fork, you then undo the 10mm bolts up top, and lift it out, refitting is reverse, as they say

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 20:31

That sounds do-able. Just have to find a stick now.

Many thanks for the advice.

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jul 2008, 20:41

And pray, what may be wrong with your stick!?
Mike

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 20:50

It spins. the outer tube snapped just below the bush. Inner bars intact. Looks like I have to replace the whole thing, following instructions above & manual diagram.

One more question, sorry. What gear should it be in to perform the stickectomy? I'm guessing neutral, but rather not work from a guess.

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jul 2008, 20:56

Hi . if you havent sedated your vehicle then I would recommend neutral,
It dont matter what gear its in, get it pinned and welded, done right they last for years, post or mail a picky and stick it in the post , you can have it returned th4e same day f.o.c.
Mike

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:13

metalmick8y wrote:Hi . if you havent sedated your vehicle then I would recommend neutral,
It dont matter what gear its in, get it pinned and welded, done right they last for years, post or mail a picky and stick it in the post , you can have it returned th4e same day f.o.c.
Mike

I understand all of that up to the 'post or mail a picky' bit.

Post by **Mocki** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:19

he means take a photo, and post it up here, or email it to him, and he can weld it up for you if you send him the broken stick......... i think.......

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:23

Thank you Mr Moccki Sir. exactly what I meant
Mike

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:26

Surely you need both halves of the stick to pin & weld it up. The short half's still in the van until I take the gatebox off and have it out. Sorry if I'm being dumb, I appreciate the offer, just don't quite understand it.

I'll post up a picture tomorrow if I can, although I understand this is even trickier than replacing a gearstick.

LOL sorry, I've been numbing my pain with Jim Beam this evening.

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:41

Ahhhh, cosmic,JB right Ive just grabbed a smallish jack D so will be on the same wavelength.

Yes you have the top bit that has snapped and yep we will be needing the bottom bit, so first thing in the morning (it gets light at 4ish 0 rop your spare wheel out of the way the carrier will provide a nice back rest then with a 10mm soccket and extention bar remove the 4 nuts hoding the box up to the floor,
with this down and out of the way undo the bolt that fastens your stick to a bar,
then parcell the hole lot up and post it to me and I should have it for monday/tuesday
it then gets sedated and brutalised and burnt and ground and slashed and cut and ground some more before winging its way back to you by return of post.

the price well whatever the postage is silly or you can go to vw and give them £70 odd? no maybe not
enjoy the jb and set your alarm
oh and YGM
Mike

Post by **cozmik** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:49

Thanks for spelling it out mate. I've had a long day. I have to go to work in the morning but will get it done by Monday & in the post to you if I can have your addy.

Theres also a small hole in the outer now as I attempted a temporary pin fix this evening. My drill went through the outer, but wouldn't touch the steel inner. That's one tough piece of steel rod.

Or a shyt drill.

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jul 2008, 21:53

YGM . I PM'd you my addy have a check and cofirm you got it
ta Mike