S40: - Gears gone missing

Tsunami · Sep 11th, 2008, 21:12

Minding my own business - park up - start off again and suddenly i cant find 1st 2nd or reverse gear and i have a flappy gearstick 1998 S40 1.8i manual - been as good as gold till then. Any ideas?

ChrisO · Sep 11th, 2008, 21:47

The gear linkage bushes have become warn - a well documented problem.

When these are replaced you will find the the gear linkage becomes much tighter.

there are several write ups about this on this and other sites.

stevo48 · Sep 11th, 2008, 23:09

As above , will be linkage bushes, cheap easy repair and when done your car will be as "new" again.

Lou Ferrigno · Sep 17th, 2008, 07:31

I bought the kit of parts to cure the sloppy gear change some time ago.
Never got around to fit it until yesterday.
What a transformation ! ! It seems to be a new car when changing gear.
I did the joint beneath the gear lever and the joint at the gearbox.

Once jacked up and supported well, it only took 15 minutes to do the job using an 11mm spanner and an 11mm socket.
Using a "search", there is a really well explained procedure on this site.

Sep 11th, 2008, 21:12	#1
Tsunami New Member Last Online: Nov 14th, 2008 21:03 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rochdale	Gears gone missing Minding my own business - park up - start off again and suddenly i cant find 1st 2nd or reverse gear and i have a flappy gearstick 1998 S40 1.8i manual - been as good as gold till then. Any ideas?

Sep 17th, 2008, 07:31	#4
Lou Ferrigno Senior Member Last Online: Apr 26th, 2024 20:42 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Yorkshire	Transformation I bought the kit of parts to cure the sloppy gear change some time ago. Never got around to fit it until yesterday. What a transformation ! ! It seems to be a new car when changing gear. I did the joint beneath the gear lever and the joint at the gearbox. Once jacked up and supported well, it only took 15 minutes to do the job using an 11mm spanner and an 11mm socket. Using a "search", there is a really well explained procedure on this site.

Sep 11th, 2008, 21:47	#2
ChrisO New Member Last Online: Jan 12th, 2013 22:39 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Biggleswade	The gear linkage bushes have become warn - a well documented problem. When these are replaced you will find the the gear linkage becomes much tighter. there are several write ups about this on this and other sites.

Sep 11th, 2008, 23:09	#3
stevo48 Premier Member Last Online: Jul 9th, 2020 20:08 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Halifax West yorkshire	As above , will be linkage bushes, cheap easy repair and when done your car will be as "new" again.

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