Technical Gear Lever Problem

[Texastel]

I'm a resent Fiat convert,bought a multipla 02 jtd in June and a Stilo 02 jtd in July. Hey, Does anyone know what holds the Multiplas gear lever in position.Sometimes (3 times in the last 5 months)when I change gear it comes off in my hand. When it happens all I do is push it back down.Any clues???

 

[Gary]

Happened to me all the time as well, never found a solution for it

 

[Texastel]

Just suppose I'm a bit heavy handed, seems to happen going into reverse.

 

[a1ant]

Hi,
Do you mean the gear knob (bit at the top) or the whole gear stick? I'm going to assume you mean the gear nob. If so then it is just a push fit item, therefore once it comes off, it will never fit tightly again, and will keep coming off. The best way I found to solve this after having many nobs come off in my hand was to use some two part epoxy resin (can be bough from places like halfords, B&Q etc) and put some on the top of the shaft and then bash the nob on. Once its set, it shouldn't come off again!

Hope that is of some help,
Alan

 

[Texastel]

It is the knob and surround,not the actual lever to be pricise. I'll try that with the resin that sounds a good trick...Cheers

 

[bandido41]

Hopefully you wont ever need to take your gearnob off

 

[Texastel]

I think we are talking a little dob and not a gallon

 

[baloopa]

Whne this kept happening to me, I fixed it by putting a book on top (to protect the knob) and then hitting it very hard several times. Hasn't come off since.

 

[lancia888]

just buy a new gear knob,mine did the same . a leather one will cost £45.

 

[Texastel]

even better