Linkages .....again

[eric]

Dear gang,

I amassed over £200 of bits and pieces from JK and Heritage in order for a garage (BBBC, Bridgend) to refurbish the linkages. However, they returned 2 items which (to me) seemed quite important:-

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When I queried this with them, I got this answer:-

"we fitted all the linkage parts we needed the only bits left to replace were the 2 solid bars them selves so as to why there were so many parts left I am not sure I put it down to all the t25 models being different and needing slightly different linkage. No more of the parts can be used even if we wanted the parts may not be a duplicate may just be a very similar part".

Perhaps the ex-owner dicked around with my bus to such a degree that not a lot of the mechanicsis in fact `original` anymore?

This is the same organisation which found it too difficult (lazy?) to replace the gearbox oil as I indicated on another thread.

Oh dear ....woe is me..... such is life I guess.

Eric.

[John Potter]

I'd be surprised if the selector shaft joint was worn - at least the bit it shows on the picture. THey should have replaced the UJ (cross shaped bit) that it attaches to.

The shift bracket pictured isnt fitted to my diesel syncro so I guess thats for another model.

The most improvement I found was in the replacement of the nylon bushes that are about a fiver each and then from the gearshift bush and selector lever pair which were expensive (£30 and £38 respectively). I had another probelm there which was a previous owner's bodge - he'd tried to weld the alloy lever to the steel shaft as it was rocking around due to wear..... I had to clean all that up and then cross drill the selector lever and shaft to make it go tight. Worth checking if that has any play left in yours.

[Aidan]

the second part is for the Aircooled gearbox and the first part wouldn't really need replacing unless old one was mullered