vivaro gear problems

[mbrad]

Hi all,

Whilst setting off for work on monday morning my gear stick "flopped" up and down, although the van was still in 2nd gear. I dropped the van off at a local garage and they didnt even charge me, apparently a "ball and socket" joint had simply come off, however it keeps coming off so i obviously need to get it replaced, the garage said a lot of work is involved and will be a few hundred quid. I am paying an extended warranty as the van is 5 years old with 86000 miles, would i be elligible to claim on that? I have no idea on any parts or terminology so dont want to ring up and ask just yet.
All i can say is it looks a thick 2 pence piece with a hole in the middle that clicks/clips onto what i assume is the gear box. Any advice and help with terminology is greatly appreciated. thanks

 

[Peter.N.]

If its part of the gear selector system external to the gearbox I can't see why it should be expensive - but then I don't know your car. I wouldn't expect the gear linkage to fail in 86,000 miles so I should try the guarantee.

Peter

 

[mbrad]

Thanks Peter N. So its called the "gear linkage"? Hope youre right and the warranty pays up, its currently held on with a bit of tin foil and 2 big cable ties, been fine for 2 days now and lots of gear changes.

 

[Peter.N.]

I don't know how we managed before cable ties

Peter

 

[mbrad]

Ha ha i know, i always keep a pack in the van now for every possible event. A mate had a look last night and said its just tubes/pipes on jubilee clips to take off and that will give you easy access to the gear linkages, he know a bit, but is no mechanic, so would that bring the cost down? Cheers again

 

[Peter.N.]

It may of course use cables for the gear change but they will still have linkage on the ends.

Peter

 

[Xenon]

Its a nylon socket that snaps onto the selector arm from the gearbox, although there is more than one. I don't think you can buy them seperately, so may need the cables;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRAFIC-VI...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231ccf236e

 

[mbrad]

Thankyou, i'll look into those, i wonder if i can just take off the socket at the end and do it myself? Hope so

 

[Xenon]

Thankyou, i'll look into those, i wonder if i can just take off the socket at the end and do it myself? Hope so

it is DIY able, i had a jubilee clip on mine for ages Had to do them eventually though.

 

[Mursal]

Be gentle with the gear change until you get the bits. Dont want it falling off on a roundabout or in the rain in neutral.

Seduce it into gear, it's not a paddle shift (well I don't think it is)