I have a 1.9D Pickup,The gearbox is very sloppy,almost feels like its in neutral when in any gear,Left to right movement is pretty bad.

This is the second truck ive owned & it was the same on that 1 too,Is this a common problem(or just a sign of a well used gearbox...

Is this a case of the gearbox mounts/bushes or the linkages,

Whats my best route for curing this problem........& is the gearbox a direct swap from a felicia hatch/Estate to the pickup...

best person for this to ask is, IMO TeflonTom, usually to be found in the Felicia forum

Hi, I've had my pick up for around 4 years and now showing 103k. Like most Fellys I've owned there is a degree of free play in the box but it's never caused any problems & my current old girl has been great apart from she's pobably a little more whiney now, 50k on. By comparison the Felly boxes seem typically tighter than the Fav's, based on personal experience. I prefer mine comapred to driving the wifes Fabia, but that's more to do with clutch set up.

Linkage. Easily sorted - about £10 if you want to DIY weld a fiesta or similar steering joint in its place (half hour job, works a treat, much more positive than original), or about £30 if you buy a new linkage if you can find one..

I have a 1.9D Pickup,The gearbox is very sloppy,almost feels like its in neutral when in any gear

the gearbox can't be sloppy, unless the gears and bearings are all dancing inside

but that's just semantics.

anyway, your shift mechanism is sloppy. jack the car, put it on stands, look under for play while a friend is shifting gears.

then you'll know if:

- there are loose screws - tighten them to torque

- there are loose couplings - buy a kit or do your own teflon bushes and brass pins

then your (gear!) shaft will be stiff

9 times out of 10 its the linkage worn OR the rollpin which joins the linkage to the selector shaft, the odd one has a broken rollpin on the selector relay inside the box.

the diesels usually jusy shake the bushes apart in the linkage tho so easily fixed.

Frickin luvin this forum,TO all those who have posted responses Thankyou,

Clearly im a numpty that knows nowt apart from what im aiming for,just not sure how to get there in most cases

But all the info people have given me has been quality, & is very much appreciated..

Weekend.. Car up in the air/Gearbox checks underway..... :rock: