Hi everybody,
I have this strange problem for some time:
The gear shift gets real hard to move after some driving time in traffic.
You know when you but the stick to neutral - it goes like it's on a spring - in the middle position - ready for any gear next.
Mine just stays in the position between let's say first & second gear and if I want to go to third I have to adjust the exact right spot with one or two attempts.
Any ideas???

Thanks in advance

I had a broken gear linkage in mine a few months back, when i first i could push it across as though i was in 5th, or vice versa

Was still able to drive the car fine, just had to really concentrate when changing gear making sure it went in correctly

Could be that

Did you fix the linkage...? I take great care when changing gear, it's fine with me, but if my dad takes the car just for an hour he'll bring mass destruction to the gearbox. May be it's not the linkage, because there is no problem when the car is cold. May be gearbox oil? What do you think?

gearbox oil is a possibility

i have a 1.2 stilo and have had 3 gearboxes now, first fault was this difficulty getting into third which was a broken linkage that however went onto wreck the 3rd/4th syncro and snow balled from their really

gorole said:

Did you fix the linkage...? I take great care when changing gear, it's fine with me, but if my dad takes the car just for an hour he'll bring mass destruction to the gearbox. May be it's not the linkage, because there is no problem when the car is cold. May be gearbox oil? What do you think?

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i took great care with my gearbox to, but it still snapped. the garage said it was just a rubber part that keeps the gear change 'non slack' and guideable into the correct gear

dont think it had much to do with the gearbox, was more like the gearstick

this is a common problem with the box on the 1.8 unit, the punto HGT use to also suffer from it. Its sounds like the bushes in your box:

http://www.stilosport.com/forum/index.php?topic=1867.0

read the above and this should resolve your problem hopefully and its cheap fix £20

1.8Stilo said:

this is a common problem with the box on the 1.8 unit, the punto HGT use to also suffer from it. Its sounds like the bushes in your box:

http://www.stilosport.com/forum/index.php?topic=1867.0

read the above and this should resolve your problem hopefully and its cheap fix £20

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Great link - thank a lot, tones of help really

*sigh* just been pointed to this thread, unfortunately it looks like stilo sport is dead and gone....anyone remember what in the the thread? (if any OP's still read this)