No fith gear

[vauxluva]

i have recently had my selector rod off the sr. I thought i had put it bang were it should be the gearbox was fine before removal of the 1.4 /f10 item ?.

[mk1nova_rich]

Have you swapped engine/box then? Which bit do you mean by selector rod?

[mowgli]

have you readjusted the linkage yet?

[vauxluva]

The one that comes into the engine bay onto the flexable joints?.Yes the e16se started knocking its boobies off after 120 miles.

[Southie]

Why did you remove it if you has gears in the first place :confused:

[vauxluva]

have you readjusted the linkage yet?
The only thing i have done is undone the 13mm bolt and tried to move the shaft back and fourth.

[vauxluva]

Why did you remove it if you has gears in the first place :confused:
+ Rep i keep on asking myself the same question!

[mowgli]

you lock it using a 4.5mm drill bit in the little hole in the shifter box (with the little plastic bung in it) then slacken the bolt, and get an assistant to hold it between 1st & 2nd, while you tighten the bolt.

[mk1nova_rich]

You need to set the linkage - slacken off that bolt, then get a mate to sit in the car holding the gear lever in neutral but pushed over to the left between 1st and 2nd. Go the engine bay and hold the gear selector on the gearbox turret in the same position as above. There is a small rubber plug on the side of the turret; remove this and slide in a 4.5mm drill bit...this locks the gear selector in place while you tighten up the bolt. Job done

[vauxluva]

you lock it using a 4.5mm drill bit in the little hole in the shifter box (with the little plastic bung in it) then slacken the bolt, and get an assistant to hold it between 1st & 2nd, while you tighten the bolt.
Cheers as always our lass will be pleased i want her help with the nova! edit my bad.

[mowgli]

there is a hell of an echo in here

[mk1nova_rich]

It takes ages to write replies on phone lol

[mowgli]

i don't interweb on my phone.

[Southie]

It takes ages to write replies on phone lol
lol I was in middle of explaining how to do it then thought, Mowgli will beat me to it so I sacked it off lol

[mk1nova_rich]

lol the thought had crossed my mind too. what you doing today Dave?

[Southie]

Rich, washing the Nova then off to the pub, Ill ring you later then lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Aye go on then. Tried ringing you back other night but you must have been too pissed by then lol :p

[Southie]

Aye go on then. Tried ringing you back other night but you must have been too pissed by then lol :p
Nah wasn't pissed you cheeky sod, I went out and got back home for 12.30, then I was pissed up lol

[vauxluva]

You need to set the linkage - slacken off that bolt, then get a mate to sit in the car holding the gear lever in neutral but pushed over to the left between 1st and 2nd. Go the engine bay and hold the gear selector on the gearbox turret in the same position as above. There is a small rubber plug on the side of the turret; remove this and slide in a 4.5mm drill bit...this locks the gear selector in place while you tighten up the bolt. Job done
Ok so i have been having a lot of problems with this^ if done like said way i cannot find reverse and the only way to get first is via were reverse was?please help.

[vauxluva]

Bttt

[mowgli]

you need to follow our method, but get somebody to really hold the gearstick in the neutral spot between 1st & 2nd.

either that or you have some massive wear in one of the moving parts of the linkage, or maybe a mount has gone....

[swedge]

i just sorted a mates linkage on his corsa as he needed a new box and fitted one off a tigra

i done the drillbit method and could only get all gears apart from 5th or all gears and apart from 1st

swapped the linkage round for 1 i had and it worked first time

yours just sopunds like it needs adjusting

(p.s)
the tigra box didnt need a drill bit as it had a little plug thing with a spring you can push in and out

[vauxluva]

i just sorted a mates linkage on his corsa as he needed a new box and fitted one off a tigra

i done the drillbit method and could only get all gears apart from 5th or all gears and apart from 1st

swapped the linkage round for 1 i had and it worked first time

yours just sopunds like it needs adjusting

(p.s)
the tigra box didnt need a drill bit as it had a little plug thing with a spring you can push in and out
3 mates have said it needs adjusting but they did not no how? any ideas?

[swedge]

use the search function and look for the drill bit method, its been explained in previous posts too

[mowgli]

3 mates have said it needs adjusting but they did not no how? any ideas?

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four fox sake, we have only told you how to do it on this thread several times!!!!!!!