hi all, gearstick just started to feel a little notchy / more difficult to get into gear and somewhat squeaky when being moved through the gears - is this something to worry about?

thanks

mark

open bonnet, find gear cables under airbox/battery. get someone to fiddle with gear stick as you grease the sliding cables. I used silicon grease. nobody fiddled with my stick I had to do it myself

close bonnet, test drive, smile.

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chicken george wrote:

nobody fiddled with my stick I had to do it myself

Nough said  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

chicken george wrote:

open bonnet, find gear cables under airbox/battery. get someone to fiddle with gear stick as you grease the sliding cables. I used silicon grease. nobody fiddled with my stick I had to do it myself

close bonnet, test drive, smile.

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didnt work for me  

[........didnt work for me ]

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in that case try the gearstick end of cables. pull up the gear gaitor At work
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chicken george wrote:

in that case try the gearstick end of cables. pull up the gear gaitor

Did that.....  

I too tried under the gatior and the cable underbonnet several times and it made no difference  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

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chicken george wrote:

open bonnet, find gear cables under airbox/battery. get someone to remove gear stick and the sliding cables. Remove gearbox, put in an automatic.
close bonnet, test drive, smile.

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under the gaitor there are clear plastic tubes as 'bushes' on a spring type arrangement, these get worn away and frayed. they should be replaced.
to be honest I took them off mine and it worked fine afterwards.

As you will have noticed you cannot find the cable ends under the gaitor, I assume they are under the car somewhere, maybe these could be located and greased? At work
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Gave every moving part under the gaitor another good greasing yesterday and bingo.
Nice smooth gearchange.
I warmed the grease first to get it thin. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.