Broken gear change cable - ??? - Page 3

Blink · 17th August 2020, 14:53

Next question - do I just push the banjos/knuckles onto the metal balls by force, or is there a trick to it? I don't want to break the new cables - that would be silly.

Daveluck · 17th August 2020, 16:11

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Originally Posted by Blink

Next question - do I just push the banjos/knuckles onto the metal balls by force, or is there a trick to it? I don't want to break the new cables - that would be silly.

Yes, a smigeon of grease and push on by hand. I can't remember how difficult it was but I definitely did them by hand

Remember to keep the pressure only on the center above the ball and not the outer edges

Blink · 17th August 2020, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Daveluck

Yes, a smigeon of grease and push on by hand. I can't remember how difficult it was but I definitely did them by hand

Remember to keep the pressure only on the center above the ball and not the outer edges

Ok Dave, I'll do that - thanks.

Rich in Vancouver · 19th August 2020, 03:54

If you can't get them on by hand it can also be done with slip-joint pliers or water pump pliers (Not sure what they are called in the UK)

This is on an MGF but is similar

Blink · 19th August 2020, 10:52

I'd call those water pump pliers.

The handles on my water pump pliers are probably too long to do it when the gearbox is back on the car - access to the gear change arm (which Rave calls a 'quadrant' for some weird reason) is lousy on the KV6.

This is the best view I got of it! (and that's with a long macro lens

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A lot easier with the gearbox off the car but then the cables will be in the way when lifting it and bolting it back on.

Things would be simple if the 'quadrant' could be taken off the box - but it can't (not without a lot of hassle anyway).

Mike Noc · 19th August 2020, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Rich in Vancouver

If you can't get them on by hand it can also be done with slip-joint pliers or water pump pliers (Not sure what they are called in the UK)

Commonly called swan necks in my neck of the woods Rich.

trikey · 19th August 2020, 21:00

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

Commonly called swan necks in my neck of the woods Rich.

Finger nippers

patrolman pete · 19th August 2020, 22:05

Went to a breakdown this afternoon in Leyburn with a floppy gearlever and stuck in gear on an 05 diesel. Stripped out the battery box and fitted a repair clip to the broken end. Great I thought, a repair that will probably last the life of the car . Tried the lever and it was still flopping backwards and forwards

so the issue was also in the selector box ! Not wanting to remove the exhaust and heatshield and open the box just to find it's not repairable in the pouring rain , I recovered it to his 77 year old mechanic who has a garage up a farm track in Northallerton. He's going to get a fright at the price of those cables !

Blink · 20th August 2020, 12:13

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Originally Posted by patrolman pete

... He's going to get a fright at the price of those cables !

£61.99 is for both cables including shipping.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281634129215

patrolman pete · 20th August 2020, 15:33

That's a good price . I'll text his garage

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Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	I'd call those water pump pliers. The handles on my water pump pliers are probably too long to do it when the gearbox is back on the car - access to the gear change arm (which Rave calls a 'quadrant' for some weird reason) is lousy on the KV6. This is the best view I got of it! (and that's with a long macro lens ) A lot easier with the gearbox off the car but then the cables will be in the way when lifting it and bolting it back on. Things would be simple if the 'quadrant' could be taken off the box - but it can't (not without a lot of hassle anyway). Last edited by Blink; 24th November 2020 at 12:47..

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Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Next question - do I just push the banjos/knuckles onto the metal balls by force, or is there a trick to it? I don't want to break the new cables - that would be silly.

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patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Went to a breakdown this afternoon in Leyburn with a floppy gearlever and stuck in gear on an 05 diesel. Stripped out the battery box and fitted a repair clip to the broken end. Great I thought, a repair that will probably last the life of the car . Tried the lever and it was still flopping backwards and forwards so the issue was also in the selector box ! Not wanting to remove the exhaust and heatshield and open the box just to find it's not repairable in the pouring rain , I recovered it to his 77 year old mechanic who has a garage up a farm track in Northallerton. He's going to get a fright at the price of those cables !

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patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	That's a good price . I'll text his garage