Gearstick issuette
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:16 am
Good news & less good news day for my SC. It passed its MOT without issue (yes, I know that it doesn't need one, but always useful to get a second opinion annually).
However, I discovered a small issuette with the gearstick on the way to the test station. The gearstick rotates. It did this when I bought it (5th gear was unobtainable as the rotation caused the reverse lock out to block access to 5th), but during my resto I added a splurge of weld to the gearstick shaft and that stuck it in position. The weld didn't want to take to the casting that the steel gear stick shaft fits into, but it was enough to stop any rogue rotation. That has clearly now failed, so is there a more robust fix ?
However, I discovered a small issuette with the gearstick on the way to the test station. The gearstick rotates. It did this when I bought it (5th gear was unobtainable as the rotation caused the reverse lock out to block access to 5th), but during my resto I added a splurge of weld to the gearstick shaft and that stuck it in position. The weld didn't want to take to the casting that the steel gear stick shaft fits into, but it was enough to stop any rogue rotation. That has clearly now failed, so is there a more robust fix ?