Worn gear stick bushes

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Worn gear stick bushes

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I've got a wobbly knob and I don't like it! ;)

When I put my car in gear (manual), I can shake the gear stick around, side-to-side. It dosen't effect the car in gear, just makes changing gears less smooth. I'm making an assumption that there are some bushes - rubber or otherwise - around the linkages under the center console. Can anyone provide me any info on this? Or does anyone know what I need to replace (part numbers?) and where I could source these parts?

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Yeah, there's a couple of nylon 'cups' that snap on the vertical & horizonal pivots points of the stick itself. I'll dig up the numbers from CAPS tonight. I think there might also be a few other little plastic bits in there that wear - I'll pop up the diagram as well :wink:
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u must be putting overcharging mechanics out of business ben!
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That'd be awesome, thanks :)
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Post by Bennoz »

I was half way right *Bens brain swims in beer suds*

There's 1 main bush cup on the base of the stick which will most certianly cause 'loose stick' as you say :lol:

Part number is MR232147

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Thanks Ben, much appreciated.
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Its still bugging me a bit thou mate... I coulda sworn there was another one in there. Im also thinking there could be a nylon roller type bearing in the end of one of the cables :? I'll have a look at mine today.
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Righto, i was right:

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2 bushes & they are both the same, so when you order from Mitsi, order 2 :wink:
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Cool, I'm getting them replaced in about a week, according to my mechanic, $18 or $36 (depends which mechanic I speak to) out of Melbourne.
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Durr! Don't mind me, I think I'm retarded. Obviously the $36 is for the two of them.
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