dc2r gearbox?

[etcha]

just want to find out if the type r gearbox's are tight or loose when changing gears? because mine was kinda tight when i got it but its loose now (after 6000 km) and my mates dc2 vtir is heaps tighter then mine. Can any1 help me out here?

[tinkerbell]

hmmmm, where did you get it from?

so it is 6000km since you got it and now it is looser than it was when you got it?

sounds slightly suspicious...

could also be a loose shifter rod bolt though ;)

[bluebird]

My VTiR is pretty damn tight and grippy - not the smoothest of things occasionally, but at least you feel like it's not going to fall apart on ya ;)

[Sp3rMz]

Mines hard as a rock.

[ginganggooly]

mine has about 5 centimetres of free range when in gear (side to side movement) which is more than any other vti-r i've sampled. but it's been like that from the word go- 140k km ago.
i stopped worrying about it a while back ;)

[LAGOOT]

my gearbox feels great.. nice and tight.

[bungsai]

mine is sorta loosish when in gear....whats the sifter rod bolt?, can i tighten it my self?

[tinkerbell]

yeah the shifter rods are under the car. (one is the actual shifter rod, the other is the shifter stabiliser)

they attach under the floor to the bottom of the shifter, there are a few bolts here to check,

and also attach at the gearbox, there are two bolts here to check...

they should all be 12mm bolts...

do NOT over tighten them... ie if tehy are not loose, do not tighten them

if all bolts are tight, it could be a worn rubber bushing, so inspect these at the same time...

***do NOT work under a car ONLY supported by a floor jack - use proper stands***

[SKYNUTS]

Mine grips gd all the way !

[00dc2]

***do NOT work under a car ONLY supported by a floor jack - use proper stands***

YEAH THAT!

[[XsCaPe]]

im my old car (mx6 turbo) the shifter could go probably 5cm in BOTH directions when in gear.. it was the rubber shifter bushings which were like $12 from mazda

[etcha]

thanx heaps guys it might just be a bolt or a bushing because its not really loose just looser then mates vtir

[Weq]

i hate a tight gearbox, so hard to shift without feeling likeur ****ing with something. WHen i installed my new shifter everything was so tight (i probably overtightened it. Anyways after a day or 2 it was back to its only flimsy self.

[MRJDM]

just want to find out if the type r gearbox's are tight or loose when changing gears? because mine was kinda tight when i got it but its loose now (after 6000 km) and my mates dc2 vtir is heaps tighter then mine. Can any1 help me out here?

i think u just got use to the feel of u box. when i put my ITR box in , with a short shifter it was really hard to change gears but now its all good.

[etcha]

that might be it. never thought of it that way thanx MRJDM