Hi All

I wasn't sure where to post this!

I have a long horizontal gear linkage in my car (about 5foot) that's almost straight apart from a small kink. It appears to work fine but could do with a support about half way along (it's hanging by 2 cable ties!).

It's a bout 12mm (possibly half inch) in diameter and it needs to move horizontally by a few inches. Iwas thinking of drilling out a block of plastic to 13mm and fixing that in place with a small bracket - any thoughts?

Regards

Wyn

[Edited on 22/5/07 by lsdweb]

I used some heater hose greased up with silicone grease and P clipped to the side of the service tunnel. Nice slidey action

rose joint? might mean some dismantling of the gear link though...

Thanks Guys

Razman - nice and simple - I like it - and Locost too!

blakep82 - I'm not quite sure which kind of rose joint you mean? Could you show me? I don't mind dismantling the linkage - it has a threaded join n the middle so it's quite easy to do.

Regards

Wyn

A 1/2" rod end (i.e. rose joint) with a suitable female thread welded onto the chassis would be a reasonable solution, not least because it would be self-aligning. The block of plastic suggested could also work fine, but it would have to be bolted down dead square to the shaft else it will bind.

ideally you'd have a big spherical bearing (for the self alignment!) with a slippery hose inside it!

Me, id weld a bar round it (ie drill a 13mm hole, chop in two, put round it and tack back together.

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Originally posted by lsdweb
Hi All

I wasn't sure where to post this!

I have a long horizontal gear linkage in my car (about 5foot) that's almost straight apart from a small kink. It appears to work fine but could do with a support about half way along (it's hanging by 2 cable ties!).

It's a bout 12mm (possibly half inch) in diameter and it needs to move horizontally by a few inches. Iwas thinking of drilling out a block of plastic to 13mm and fixing that in place with a small bracket - any thoughts?

Regards

Wyn

[Edited on 22/5/07 by lsdweb]

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like this, either welded to the chassis, or weld a plate (with a hole through it) to the chassis and secure the rose joint with 2 nuts.

its basically what i plan to do with my steering collumn

a bit big, and a bit technical, but you see how the steering column goes through a rose roint just below the steering wheel, a similar set up could be ideal for you gear link. also bolting in, rather than welding, means you can replace it easier if you need to