aaarrrghhhhhhhh!!! (It was the easy fix! :))

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:37 am

Just wanted to vent a bit.

11:45 last night I connected the gearshift back up.

11:46 last night I realised that the shift rod was located incorrectly in the box.

11:47 Teddy came out of the pram.

Ar*e

It's all coming out again then...

Note to self: Always check the gearshift works before putting it all (every last nut and bolt...) back together.

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:53 am

think most of us have done the like at some time and will do so again. we nnever learn

Dyno Soar · Post by **Dyno Soar** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:59 am

Hey Gary,

Man I am feeling for you buddy... I have lost count of the time I have put something back together forgetting that one component which will mean I have do do the job again from scratch. It happens.. damn its a pain though.

Still look at the bright side... which for the moment escapes me as it seems you have to do the job again.

Err... least you have a big garage you can work in... yeah thats right. Warm and cosy.

Chin up mate.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:09 am

Gary

Sorry to hear about your problem

.

But if you pull the shift rod out, could you measure it for me? Please

A photo of the ends and the whole thing would help me as well.

This is assuming your car has a 915 gearbox and shift rod.

Thanks

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:16 am

I'll drop it out the car just for you Derek

Seriously though, no problem. What measurement are you after?

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:17 am

Think i can join in with you on this one, took me nearly 3 hours to get home last night, eventually arrived on the back of an RAC wagon. Starter motor decided to either not dis-engage when I left work of shorted out and decided to try and start the engine whilst travelling down the M1. Result one cooked starter motor, battery and whatever damage to the wiring and flywheel.

I'm not happy either

BTW bad luck mate.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:32 am

Sorry to hear that Nige, Fingers crossed it will be just a new starter.

A night of disaster all round

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:33 am

oh Nige, sorry to hear that.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:40 am

It was that cold in the layby my watch stopped! I didn't sit in the car as its aR*e was hanging onto an unlit section of the dual carriageway/slip road. Had to wait for two recovery vehicles to arrive so one could block a lane off whilst the other loaded the car, it was alittle bit hairy.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:44 am

Just had a thought....

If I drop the shift rod support cover plate off the bottom of the box then I might be able to realign things...

Chance is slim. But hey worth a shot.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:56 am

as you say in a Hollywood style

'Its a slim chance, but might just work'

MdR · Post by **MdR** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:13 am

"it's a million to one chance but they often crop up nine times out of ten"
How's teddy feeling now?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:35 pm

Gary71 wrote:I'll drop it out the car just for you Derek

Seriously though, no problem. What measurement are you after?

Length is what I'm after

.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:18 pm

Derek wrote:Length is what I'm after .

Really

From where to where?

An old pic from last time it was out to help:

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:27 pm

The bit inside the car tunnel.