Hi All,
About 3 months ago I adjusted the gearbox linkage cable as getting reverse was iffy. All sorted now and gearbox is a dream except that recently getting 5th gear is a bit hit or miss. No crushing, just trying to get the gear lever in gear.
There are 2 cables, is the 5th gear cable the same as 1,2,3,4? I say that as I don't want to upset the smooth gearchange I have now if I play with the cable to adjust the 5th gear.
If it is the cable, is it too tight or too loose?
Any advice appreciated
Cheers
Andrew
5th gear adjustment
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Re: 5th gear adjustment
Your correct in that there are 2 cables, one controls left to right movement ( on the gearstick) the other controls forward and back movements.
If you are having difficulty getting 5th it’s probably the left and right cable this is more than likely a result of your previous adjustments for reverse gear as 5th is opposite to reverse ,try adjusting it a little at a time so you can get both gears correctly.you should not need to adjust the other cable if all gears can be engaged forward and back.
Good luck
If you are having difficulty getting 5th it’s probably the left and right cable this is more than likely a result of your previous adjustments for reverse gear as 5th is opposite to reverse ,try adjusting it a little at a time so you can get both gears correctly.you should not need to adjust the other cable if all gears can be engaged forward and back.
Good luck
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Re: 5th gear adjustment
Thanks, this makes sense
Much appreciated
Cheers
Andrew
Much appreciated
Cheers
Andrew