1150 gearbox problem

[how much for a service!]

Hi Guys
On the way to work today tried changing from 4th to 3rd nothing!! after about 15 mins driving around in circles i discovered if I centalised the lever each time I could use the box normally Broken return spring? does it even have one? is it a dealer job?

any help gratfully received

Tony

 

[Gas'd Off]

DON'T PANIC!
It is most likely to be your gear lever linkages. Easy to fix. Undo all the bits, clean & re-grease

 

[how much for a service!]

Cheers will try that tonight

Tony

"the dog may bark but the caravan moves on "

 

[(RIP) sherpa]

But make sure....

.... you do it properly otherwise it won't last long!!

Its not the spindle that causes the problem but the bush in the lever arm.

Remove the bush and clean the hole it has come out of.
It corodes and applies light pressure to the bush so tightening it around the spindle.
Oiling the spindle is the quick fix but the above is the permanent one.

HTH

Sherpa

 

[newman7096]

Had mine done under warranty last week. Bush gets gunked up and the heat from the Cat dosen't help matters. This has happened on every GS I've owned!

It took the dealer about an hour.

I couldn't do iy myself as the pivot bolt was solid!

Easy and cheap fix though.

WD40 won't cure it, you'll have to strip properly.

 

[red rocket]

any body a picture of the offending part please is preventative maintenance an option.