anti rattle??

Post by **callyspoy** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:27 am

hi guys and gals. right my gearstick rattles something chronic when i am in driving. most noticeable in 4th at motorway speeds...and maybe a little bit more. but i digress...
is it probably a simple thing like the anti rattle spring etc? if so, where is said spring located, as haynes exploded view...well...there are loads of bits in the selector and i get confused! please help!
oh yes...and the gearbox is known as a good one, as i've had it in there for a while, only changed the rear end of it!

cheers
*Callum*

Post by **Dru** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:30 am

I was getting bad vibration through the gearstick when the UJ was starting to fail. It might be worth checking

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:28 am

Here is a pic from the microfiche, ther should be a spring, a cap and a rubber O ring.

On my 948 the O ring was missing and it rattled for England.

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Post by **callyspoy** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:42 am

thanks for the responses guys. dru, as i said, there was no vibration before i took the tailshaft off the box and i did the conversion in a day, so it would be mental if the uj went crazy in 6 hours! but...if nothing else works i will look into it!
roger...are the spring and cap loose under the stick? if so i deffinitely do not have them! can you put a link to the bits on esm please...sorry, i don't want to buy the wrong bits!!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:49 pm

I thought you had the long stick lever ? Or have you now fitted a remote control ? One trick used on Minis (very similar set up) to stop the rattle is to slide a rubber tube over the gear stick. Seems to 'damp' out the vibrations.

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:37 pm

All of the above applies but if you are finding it hard to change gear too it could be the cover plate coming loose.