Gear stick moving

Deleted User 2899 · Post by **Deleted User 2899** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:52 pm

Does anyone else have a gear stick that moves slightly when they accelerate straight after changing gear ?
It seems to happen mainly in 3rd gear.

I have never had this on any other vehicle I have driven (mainly VWs).

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:32 pm

I have a CVT box so I don't get this happening, but I have read several similar questions from manual gearbox stirrers and I am sure the consensus of opinion was that slight movement is a normal occurrence.

gvmdaddy · Post by **gvmdaddy** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:36 pm

It is normal. Amount of movement may increase over the years. How old is yours and how much movement are we talking about?

Deleted User 2899 · Post by **Deleted User 2899** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:39 pm

OK thanks for the reply. Only wife's Skoda Octavia the gears are really sold and just clunk into place with no juddering or freeplay in the stick.

On my QQ I can move the stick quite a bit whilst its in gear so its quite sloppy really. I have had the vehicle 9 months now and still not got used to it.

Deleted User 2899 · Post by **Deleted User 2899** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:41 pm

gvmdaddy wrote:It is normal. Amount of movement may increase over the years. How old is yours and how much movement are we talking about?

Car is 15 months old. The movement on acceleration is probably only 5-10mm so not really terrible but its just that I haven't come across this before when driving.

gvmdaddy · Post by **gvmdaddy** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:55 pm

Still sounds OK to me.

Brill · Post by **Brill** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:35 pm

Gear box, linkage, engine are all on rubber mounts. When you accelerate the thrust will move them all about. On some cars the gear lever assembly is very firmly fixed and any movement is lost in flexible linkages. But there will always be movement somewhere. Most people are looking at the road when they accelerate !!

Dr_Niss · Post by **Dr_Niss** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:06 pm

Not noticed it in this car, but not been looking. I have certainly noticed in previous cars of different makes and the reason is as has been posted above.

iceman GR · Post by **iceman GR** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:32 pm

Already discussed
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2442&hilit=Gear+stick

Deleted User 2899 · Post by **Deleted User 2899** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:13 pm

iceman GR wrote:Already discussed
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2442&hilit=Gear+stick

Thanks. Puts my mind at ease although it's still annoying.

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