Gear linkage

[ace_the_bass]

Happy new year all!After trying to sell my gti last year with no joy I decided id keep it. When I went for a last run in it before tax and mot ran out. When changing gear the gear stick went all floppy and I ended up having the aa out. The guy packed it out and very delicatley I was able to drive the short distance home. The car has been like this since. Got it out the garage for the first time in 6 months and was able to put it in gear and drive it out although it feels very fragile. As regards to fixing the problem correctly does anyone have any idea of what parts are available gear linkage wise? It's a 19 gti if that makes any odds.
Thanks men.
Dave.

[JayW]

The 2 selector rods that most commonly fail are a ball & cup design (similar to rosejoints) and they have a plastic bushing inside the joint. Normally this bushing wears out and the cup becomes loose around the ball.

You'll see them if you look straight down behind your distributor toward the back of the gearbox.

These are easily replaceable with rods from another BX as all the XU's are the same. They simply pop off and pop back on. No adjustment should be required if they've come from a working unit.

[citronut]

i think these are the part No.'s and price's for the two link rods

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT Selection


LONG 241 DIAM 13 96049753 GEARSHIFT LINK 22.42 GBP 26.90 GBP 26.90 GBP

LONG 131 DIAM 10 96012463 SELECTION LINK 14.52 GBP 17.42 GBP 17.42 GBP

regards malcolm

[ace_the_bass]

thanks chaps.
where can i order these from Malcolm? sounds like a pretty straightforward job if thats all it is.

[Mothman]

I think you need a spare BX bud as i suspect these items are unavailable from Citroen.

Andy

[Kitch]

Some of the Peugeot uprated ones (Griffiths and the like) use a metal cup with retaining clip. I've adapted some 205 ones onto my BX.....they'll last a lifetime in theory.

[ace_the_bass]

i tried finding a spare bx when looking for something this time last year.......couldnt find one anywhere!

[JayW]

Just stick a WANTED ad here. They're easily posted out.

[citronut]

just aim those numbers by citroen first, they will tell you if they are NFP,
im sure it did not state this when i checked the part No.'s

regards malcolm