Wobby auto selector lever.

WarrenL

WarrenL

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My auto transmission selector lever is quite wobbly. It's been so long since I had the pleasure of any other P6 that I can't remember if this is usual, or whether I need to give the mechanism a bit of an overhaul before the new ZF box clogs up the presently empty transmission tunnel. What is involved?
 
Exactly what mine did Warren before the plastic cup it sits on gave up fell into four pieces on the garage floor.
Harvey P6 rode into the rescue and directed me as to what it was .
I got it into "the limp around mode "with duct tape wrapped around the bulb at the bottom of the gear lever . It held everything together until the plastic cup turned up.
Quite an easy fix .The part # escapes me at the mo.
Someone will add to the thread
regards
Gerald
 
Thank you Gerald. I'll have a dig about and see if I can turn up the part number myself too, while I wait.
 
It is the spherical bush that you need warren, I think most of them have or are near to the end of there days now, does make a real difference when a new one goes in, they are available.
 
WarrenL said:
Ah! Just checking - it didn't quite intuit. Not cheap, are they?
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I only did that to bend your mind - yes auto and manual same part .
Try Nelson Rover Car Club - they have quite an assortment of spares .
Gerald
 
Cheers Gerald, might email them later. I see JRW do 'em for 20 quid, which is the best price I've found so far. Considering the expense, I'm thinking of doing this a bit further down the track (I'm bleeding money on behalf of my Rover right now). Quick question, probably a silly one, can it be done from above, or do I need access from below?
 
Yeah Nah
Sorry , but you will have to crawl under the car too
Sorry bout that as you have to undo a few of the selector levers .
Gerald
 
At present my car has neither gearbox nor selector levers, so it's a no-brainer really. I merely have to order one of the suckers.
 
I test drove a Rover 2000TC for an interstate buyer once which shifted very well. I commented about how good the shifting was. The owner told me that he had made a new spherical busing with a lathe and plastic from a large screwdriver handle. I had recently installed a new spherical bushing, and in my opinion the home made one worked better.

Having said that even though the part is expensive it should last a long time on an automatic. I have to install a new one next time on my Rover 2000 auto in Australia on my next trip. I do have access to a hoist which should make the job easy. The bushing will have lasted 45 years.

James.
 
In the course of my ZFings today, I removed the whole selector mechanism from the car. The spherical bush is intact and well lubricated, but what I'm not sure of is the amount of sideways slop in the selector. The lever will wobble side to side a couple of millimetres each way, and I don't know whether this is normal or symptomatic of a worn bush. I ask because a new bush is not cheap so I don't want to spend the money and end up with no improvement.
 
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