Gearstick came off in my hand!

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Gearstick came off in my hand!

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As I left the A1 yesterday & geared down to approach the roundabout my gearstick came off in my hand, :shock: :shock: I managed to stick it back in & limp home mainly in third as it was obviously a right pig to select gears.
Anyway after a quick inspection it appears to have been welded around the collar & a piece of threaded bar inserted & bent to accommodate.
Below are a few pics showing what I have, my question is what parts do I need to effect a proper repair?

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New replacement stick, courtesy of brickwerks? Or get another stick from a breaker.

I also used the gear lever repair kit last year, improved my shifting slightly with a slightly more accurate feel.. if you feel like treating yourself..

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Thanks Jake will donate some more of my hard earned to Mr Baxter.

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there not far off the same price for a new one as oposed to a worn old un!!!
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Parts ordered from Simon, read the below on the site as my van is a JX was wondering if anyone else had done this & how involved it is?

"Fitting should take no longer that 20 minutes, really easy DIY job to freshen up your gear change.
Job will take a little longer on JX engined vans as the whole gearlever box assembly has to be removed from the vehicle and the linkage parts replaced on the bench."

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i'd have gone for the welder option :lol:
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Rozzo wrote:i'd have gone for the welder option :lol:

They snap!
I have a pile of snapped welded ones here.
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Rozzo wrote:i'd have gone for the welder option :lol:


so did I twice now got the solid one to fit from baxters!!
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