So my gear leaver just snapped

fastwunz · 15 Jul 2009 at 21:27

It came literally off in my hands. Im admitedly driving an old Peugot 405 Diesel Turbo but its in mint condition (or i thought it was). Literally, i went from first to second and the whole leaver came away in my hands! - scary momment.

I pulled in to a drive and pulled back the leather gaiter to reveal that the actual steel rod had sheared from the ball housing. - So, now im screwed. The old Haynes manual would have me believe its a two spanner job to replace but somehow...... i think not.

Why do froggies have to make cars out of frickin cheese.

Clarkey · 15 Jul 2009 at 21:34

Exact same thing happened to a mates mk4 Astra last week, I nearly fell off my chair laughing when I heard. He wasn't amused.

fastwunz · 15 Jul 2009 at 21:49

its awful - i rekon i can fix i with a stick of bamboo or something - man, it would be better than standard lol

Howard · 15 Jul 2009 at 22:06

I'm sure someone posted a pic on here ages ago of them holding the entire gear lever from their mk5 Astra or something

classicVin · 15 Jul 2009 at 22:34

weld it ?

LukeTW · 15 Jul 2009 at 22:37

Ive just nearly died laughing at this :confused:

Ricochet J · 15 Jul 2009 at 22:40

It's the same kind of dark laughter I'd get if the brake pedal just snapped off, or the hand brake cable snapped on a hill!

waso_dude · 15 Jul 2009 at 23:37

perfect reason to get a stubby

Moeks · 15 Jul 2009 at 23:45

Oh dear

Daveyboy · 15 Jul 2009 at 23:50

Could have been worse

The box exploded in my MK1 Escort on the way to Luton Airport leaving the gear lever in my hand and bits of the box all over the motorway

That wasn't a 2 spanner job I can tell you now

How much is left protruding?

Sin_Chase · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:10

I'm laughing hard.. and even harder at the thought of you doing a spirited 1st to 2nd gear change in your Pug 405 Derv only to have it snap off in your hand leaving you with a bewildered facial expression.

Comedy!

deko · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:13

second isnt a bad gear for it to snap off, you can drive somewhere. if it snapped off in 5th the car wouldnt be able to be moved under its own power.

BigglesPiP · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:18

Someone has been a bit too aggressive with the gears.

It takes next to no force to move my stick.

mrk · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:29

BigglesPiP said:
It takes next to no force to move my stick.

Ooh Err Mrs.

Not all gearboxes are silky smooth, some require a good old shove!

Clarkey · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:31

mrk said:
Ooh Err Mrs.

Not all gearboxes are silky smooth, some require a good old shove!

By some, you mean BMW ones, don't you

mrk · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:34

Clarkey said:
By some, you mean BMW ones, don't you

Actually no, well not the E46 anyway

I operate my stick with 2 fingers and a thumb, a swift flick and it's all good

jlss · 16 Jul 2009 at 00:41

I had an old ford sierra once put the handbrake on the lever just snapped clean off.

BigglesPiP · 16 Jul 2009 at 01:38

mrk said:
Ooh Err Mrs.

Any day now, I'll make it into someone's sig.

mrk · 16 Jul 2009 at 01:40

I was tempted but....not tempted enough just yet

ci_newman · 16 Jul 2009 at 08:01

I replaced my gear stick on my old Citroen ZX a few years back, and that was certainly very easy to swap out

From under the car, it was a case of disconnecting it from the gear linkage directly below where the stick comes out of the car, undo a handful of nuts and it slotted directly down.

I wouldn't have thought that a Pug 405 would be all that different since they were probably made in the same era.