86 gear lever play - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Salim · 12-08-2018, 12:59 AM

Hi. The gear lever on my 86 has a lot of side to side movement when in gear. It moves about an inch and a half on each side in all gears. Any advice on how to rectify this issue

Ultramaroon · 12-08-2018, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Salim

Hi Guys. The gear lever on my 86 has a lot of side to side movement when in gear. What do I need to do to resolve this?

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Do you have any trouble getting into first or second?

Can you rotate the gearshift even the slightest bit about its vertical axis?

You never answered my questions in the first place.

Salim · 12-08-2018, 02:02 AM

Sorry. Couldn’t find the original post. Getting into second is a bit difficult when it’s cold. It does not rotate

Ultramaroon · 12-08-2018, 02:37 AM

Do you mean that it vibrates excessively, or that it's loose and wobbly?

The ability to get it into first and second gear is important, as is the question of rotation. If neither of those have changed then it points to an issue inside the gearbox itself.

humfrz · 12-08-2018, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Do you mean that it vibrates excessively, or that it's loose and wobbly?

The ability to get it into first and second gear is important, as is the question of rotation. If neither of those have changed then it points to an issue inside the gearbox itself.

Well, you got me confused, old man -

(but, that don't take much -

)

So, what's the fix?

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 12-08-2018, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, you got me confused, old man -

(but, that don't take much -

)

So, what's the fix?

Look at the exploded view of the gearshift parts. I dunno but there ain't much that can go wrong on the outside without affecting alignment between the first and second gear gates, and the lockout plate.

Tcoat · 12-08-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Look at the exploded view of the gearshift parts. I dunno but there ain't much that can go wrong on the outside without affecting alignment between the first and second gear gates, and the lockout plate.

Frankly I don't see how you could have that much movement anywhere inside the tranny and have it still functioning.

humfrz · 12-08-2018, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Salim

Hi. The gear lever on my 86 has a lot of side to side movement when in gear. It moves about an inch and a half on each side in all gears. Any advice on how to rectify this issue

Salim, if you could post a video, that may help us help you -

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 12-08-2018, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Frankly I don't see how you could have that much movement anywhere inside the tranny and have it still functioning.

Right? I've never had mine apart. Still can't picture how the thing works.

Audio · 12-08-2018, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Salim

Hi. The gear lever on my 86 has a lot of side to side movement when in gear. It moves about an inch and a half on each side in all gears. Any advice on how to rectify this issue

STOP PLAYING WITH IT!!!

Ultramaroon · 12-08-2018, 04:41 PM

The best image of it that I've seen to date was shot by @VerusEric.

Salim · 12-09-2018, 01:09 AM

Can’t seem to get the video uploaded. It’s basically when in gear , if you move the lever left to right it has a lot of travel. So I took it apart yesterday And found that the bushes were worn. Replaced these and the problem is gone

humfrz · 12-09-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Salim

Can’t seem to get the video uploaded. It’s basically when in gear , if you move the lever left to right it has a lot of travel. So I took it apart yesterday And found that the bushes were worn. Replaced these and the problem is gone

Thanks for the update.

I don't follow the bolded part, but that's OK.

Glad you got it fixed -

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 12-09-2018, 04:19 PM

fake news

12-08-2018, 12:59 AM	#1
Salim Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2012 Toyota GT86 Location: South Africa Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	86 gear lever play Hi. The gear lever on my 86 has a lot of side to side movement when in gear. It moves about an inch and a half on each side in all gears. Any advice on how to rectify this issue

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Salim Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2012 Toyota GT86 Location: South Africa Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sorry. Couldn’t find the original post. Getting into second is a bit difficult when it’s cold. It does not rotate

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Salim Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2012 Toyota GT86 Location: South Africa Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can’t seem to get the video uploaded. It’s basically when in gear , if you move the lever left to right it has a lot of travel. So I took it apart yesterday And found that the bushes were worn. Replaced these and the problem is gone

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