Gearstick Rattle

[Rob's Lexx]

since about wednesday or thursday i noticed that there was a rattle/vibrating noise coming from the gearstick. obviously, its hard to tell exactly where, but i think it may be the leather gaitor surrounding the gearstick itself.

it sounds like a squeaky kinda vibration and its more audible in 3rd and 5th gears; with almost no noise in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th.

could it be the gaitor pulling?? or is there a spring (or something like that), that could be iffy??

by the way, the noise is the same whether the car is warm or cold.

any ideas welcomed.

cheers

rob

[Rob]

unscrew the gear knob - twist the gaiter a bit, put back gear knob.

[Rob's Lexx]

unscrew the gear knob - twist the gaiter a bit, put back gear knob.

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so the gear knob just unscrews straight off ?? what do you mean by twist the gaiter?? gonna give it a try in the morning.

[Rob]

unscrew the gear knob - twist the gaiter a bit, put back gear knob.

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so the gear knob just unscrews straight off ?? what do you mean by twist the gaiter?? gonna give it a try in the morning.

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yes it just unscrews - it might be tight.

twist the gaiter - when the knob is off or loose, grab the top of the gaiter and twist it a bit so the whole gaiter twists slightly

[Rob's Lexx]

unscrew the gear knob - twist the gaiter a bit, put back gear knob.

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so the gear knob just unscrews straight off ?? what do you mean by twist the gaiter?? gonna give it a try in the morning.

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yes it just unscrews - it might be tight.

twist the gaiter - when the knob is off or loose, grab the top of the gaiter and twist it a bit so the whole gaiter twists slightly

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ok, thanks. i'll give it a go tomorrow. what's the logic behind doing this??? will it just re-align the gaiter??

cheers

rob

[phillip_rodgers]

please please let me know if this stops it, its only my third gear it happens on but its so annoying! :tsktsk:

Also if anyone has an answer to this it would be brilliant, when i turn my stearing wheel to nearly full lock at low speeds ( usually when parking) there is a little squeak comin from the just behind the steering wheel, anyone know whats up and what sorts it out????

Cheers,

[gsportcars]

You could also clean the gaitor and put some of that dash board blackening stuff on it which will act as a lubricant to stop the squeaking!!