My wife went to drive her Ford BF Falcon but the gearbox wasn't working.
The gear selector or 'T-bar' was moving very freely, but the dash indicator was stuck on neutral.
Jacking the car up and a quick look revealed this:
Doesn’t look right?!?!
The black plastic thing with the hole in it is the end of the shift linkage cable, it would narmally be pressed onto the pin at the top of the shift arm. The black plastic unit attached to the gearbox is the shift switch. Moving the 'T-bar' inside the car moves the cable, the cable moves the shift arm, the shift arm is mounted through the shift switch and the switch is what tells the gearbox/engine ECU what position the gearbox is in.
The white plastic bush is flogged out, and while putting it back onto the pin meant the gearbox works as expected, it's obviously not going to stay in place.
Obviously, to fix the problem correctly, the entire shift linkage cable needs replacement. This involves some disassembly of the interior console, the cable goes through the firewall and loops back to the gearbox. Once fitted, the cable requires adjustment, and of course the usualy story of re-assembly.
Also, someone mentioned the cable is a $150 genuine part from the dealer.
Upon considering the design, I decided there is probably a more reliable solution...
Here's what I did...
The gear selector or 'T-bar' was moving very freely, but the dash indicator was stuck on neutral.
Jacking the car up and a quick look revealed this:
Doesn’t look right?!?!
The black plastic thing with the hole in it is the end of the shift linkage cable, it would narmally be pressed onto the pin at the top of the shift arm. The black plastic unit attached to the gearbox is the shift switch. Moving the 'T-bar' inside the car moves the cable, the cable moves the shift arm, the shift arm is mounted through the shift switch and the switch is what tells the gearbox/engine ECU what position the gearbox is in.
The white plastic bush is flogged out, and while putting it back onto the pin meant the gearbox works as expected, it's obviously not going to stay in place.
Obviously, to fix the problem correctly, the entire shift linkage cable needs replacement. This involves some disassembly of the interior console, the cable goes through the firewall and loops back to the gearbox. Once fitted, the cable requires adjustment, and of course the usualy story of re-assembly.
Also, someone mentioned the cable is a $150 genuine part from the dealer.
Upon considering the design, I decided there is probably a more reliable solution...
Here's what I did...
Thankyou so much. This saved me & my family. good karma projected to you friend
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