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Gearbox extension
stevem427 - 22/3/13 at 07:26 PM

Hi. My mates got a Tiger 6. Pinto and type 9 box in it. He wants to move the gear stick rearward so bought an extension to do so. The one he bought does not fit into the gearbox. The bit on the extension is to small.It does not look like the bit on the gear stick. He sent it back and has just bought one from Rally Design and its the same. Are there two different sizes of shaft on the type 9 box. Any help would be quite welcome.Cheers Steve.

Daddylonglegs - 22/3/13 at 07:35 PM

Should fit a type-9? Some piccies might help.

The end of the extension fork should just fit over the existing shaft. It just replaces the action of the gear lever. Then the gear lever sits on the end of the extension.

Sorry if I'm teaching Granny to suck eggs

[Edited on 22/3/13 by Daddylonglegs]

theduck - 22/3/13 at 08:46 PM

Sounds to me like he hasn't got a type 9 box.

rusty nuts - 22/3/13 at 08:53 PM

All of the extensions I've seen require the core plug at the rear of the box to be removed followed by the "saddle" at the rear of the selector shaft, the shaft extension then fits to the selector shaft, the extension plate bolts on to the original gear lever location, the saddle the fits to the rear of the extended selector shaft then the gear lever is refitted. Simple

stevem427 - 22/3/13 at 08:59 PM

thanks for the replies. The fork on the gearstick has a gap of 9.5mm which fits on the shaft in the gearbox. The new extension, the gap on the fork is 6.5mm. Which doesnt fit over the shaft in the gearbox.

stevem427 - 22/3/13 at 09:05 PM

Ive just put two pics in my photo archive. I dont know how to get them to my thread. Cheers Steve.

jollygreengiant - 22/3/13 at 09:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevem427
thanks for the replies. The fork on the gearstick has a gap of 9.5mm which fits on the shaft in the gearbox. The new extension, the gap on the fork is 6.5mm. Which doesnt fit over the shaft in the gearbox.


As said in previous post, It looks like your friend has not removed the plastic saddle that sits over the pin in the gearbox and needs removing and transferring to the same location on the extension.

garyo - 22/3/13 at 09:50 PM

As Jolly says... move the saddle... this bit:

Ford Sierra Cosworth Type 9 Gearbox Rail Clip Saddle | eBay

stevem427 - 22/3/13 at 10:00 PM

Thanks for all the replies lads. Ive just text him and told him hes a knob

rob cooke - 5/5/13 at 08:54 PM

Hi the speedo is the yellow tiger one and the needle is very jumpey is the anything i can do to put it wright or is it nackard.

rob cooke - 12/5/13 at 07:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rob cooke
Hi the speedo is the yellow tiger one and the needle is very jumpey is the anything i can do to put it wright or is it nackard.

rusty nuts - 12/5/13 at 08:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rob cooke
quote:
Originally posted by rob cooke
Hi the speedo is the yellow tiger one and the needle is very jumpey is the anything i can do to put it wright or is it nackard.



What's that got to do with a gear lever extension!!