What fixes this??

[kingersman]

okay so just wondering what would fix this..

In neutral and in gear my gear stick is quite um play full lol

I can move it side to side in gear and very very easily side to side in neutral. Is this some kind of rubber that needs replacing??

Sorry not really to schooled up on gearboxes at ALL

[Guest]

sounds like the shifter bushing

-smurff

[kingersman]

simple replacement?

or need specialist?

[Guest]

i have heard its reasonably simple, think you just have to lower the gbox a little bit.

hopefully someone can confirm that it is the bushes before listening to me, just for safety sakes lol

-smurff

[kingersman]

yeah ill have a wee search to check to see if anyone else has the same symptoms.

if needed i can go make a video.. its that noticeable lol

[dubbedup]

they are all like this, there is a metal linkage and some bushes you can get them all sussed for under a hundred if you do it yourself mate

[kingersman]

mean! keen to help next week if ya not busy josh?

[dubbedup]

yeh you get the parts and well do it. no worries.

[kingersman]

seen as my car is driveable and you have more space.. we will do it at yours. I'll just save some money this week and buy parts next week seen as I have a job now lol

[Guest boostcut]

jesus a hundred? measure the bushes you need and make them out of nylon stock. or brass if your keen. 30 bux max!

[rockr]

 boostcut said:

jesus a hundred? measure the bushes you need and make them out of nylon stock. or brass if your keen. 30 bux max!

+1

Alot more positive shifting and better feel to

[subieboy]

Also do the tension spring at the same time with a new one...

[dubbedup]

Re:$100 or less parts

-i was talking about the metal bit, altho i suspect you could grind part of it away and put a bolt thru.

[Hailz]

As I found out there's easily replaceble nylon bushings or a sealed dog bone fist looking thing that sits on the end of the shifter rod that goes into the gear box, mine had worn that part out and was $150 for a genuine one which causes the side to side slop, might be different on the WRX's though.

[zarnah]

 boostcut said:

jesus a hundred? measure the bushes you need and make them out of nylon stock. or brass if your keen. 30 bux max!

brass sounds like a winner to me!

[Guest boostcut]

it is. ive replaced so many linkages. even old ladys na legacy ones and they love it when you tighten their sloppy linkages.

[Koom]

Had you been giving the old box a bit too much of a thrashing and yanking on the shaft too hard?

[Guest boostcut]

well i didnt have to play with my linkages but i absolutely loved playing with the customers bush. some of the bush was even stuck in my teeth after turning the brass down.

[kingersman]

gah gay! i don't have anyone that would be able to do that for me

whos keen to make me up some

[ClubSub Mum]

Sounds like the bushes, we had the exact same thing in ours. When it was in gear we could literally move it a good 3-4 inches sideways. Thought it was the spring, but no it was the bushes. We couldn't get the pin out to do it, but apparently if that goes smoothly it is an easy fix. Parts from Subaru cost us $40 - that was for all 4 bushes.

[kingersman]

 ClubSub Mum said:

Sounds like the bushes, we had the exact same thing in ours. When it was in gear we could literally move it a good 3-4 inches sideways. Thought it was the spring, but no it was the bushes. We couldn't get the pin out to do it, but apparently if that goes smoothly it is an easy fix. Parts from Subaru cost us $40 - that was for all 4 bushes.

is the linkage the main cost or something?

[ClubSub Mum]

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[quote name='ClubSub Mum said:

Sounds like the bushes, we had the exact same thing in ours. When it was in gear we could literally move it a good 3-4 inches sideways. Thought it was the spring, but no it was the bushes. We couldn't get the pin out to do it, but apparently if that goes smoothly it is an easy fix. b]Parts from Subaru cost us $40 - that was for all 4 bushes.[/b]

is the linkage the main cost or something?

Must be, we didn't have to do the linkage.... just the 4 bushes - and its awesome now. This was only done about 3 weeks ago. And yes we did the spring too - under $5 for that though

[kingersman]

yeah mines real sloppy.. ill go do a vid now to show how bad.

[ClubSub Mum]

Yeah ours was so sloppy that when I flicked it to check if it was in neutral when parking I couldn't tell if it was in gear or in neutral. When in 2nd it could have been in 4th really for all I knew. There was a huge amount of play in ours.

[kingersman]

as you can see bit of play lol