2002 Xr6 Ute

[adz]

Hello people just wondering if anyone can help,

I have a 2002 xr6 n/a ute, (manuel)

If I drive normally everything is sorta fine, but say I try to tramp it through the gears the gearbox sorta twists.. mainly only in 1st where all the load is.

Its hard to explain but say im in 1st, then put my foot down through about 2000rpm onwards the more I accelerate the more the gear stick will twist to the right.

2nd gear is not bad and the rest are fine. All the gears go in fine and no grinding, eveything is smooth.

I have checked the gearbox mounts and engine mounts and they are fine.

I dont want to spent to much money if not necessary seing I plan to sell the ute after all is fixed.

Any help from anyone would be great.

Thanks Guys......

[NVT]

Hey mate,

I'm assuming you have a 2002 BA MKI XR6 witrh the T5 Box? Is that right?

I'm sorry, but I have to clarify exactly what you are saying here. Are you saying that as you accelerate hard in 1st, the gear shift actually twists in your hands? And only in first gear?

If that is the case, I wouldn't be too worried. You said everything is shifting fine and there are no dramas with the gears. If that's the situation, the only thing I can think of is that the actual gearstick may be loose underneath the gear stick covering.

Just ring a mechanic and expalin it to them. I've never heard of anything like that, but then again, I've never had a T5...I'm really at a bit of a loss with this one actually...

Hope you can get it sorted mate,

Dan

[adz]

Yes it is a T5

Yeah the gear stick twists to the right like the whole box is moving.....

Hard to explain.......

Any other sudgestions guys...

Thanks

[Ace]

have you checked to make sure you havent got a broken gearbox or engine mount - I have a t5 and there is on lateral movement in my gear stick at all when in gear

[adz]

Yeh its wierd real hard for me to explain but yeah one day it was fine any the next day I drove it just happend all of a sudden litilarty

ill try explain a bit better.

keeping in mind all gears change and go in fine the is no grinding or clunking, nothing.

gearbox and engine mounts are good and the rubber seals are also good

the gear stick itself is good and tight

say I select 1st gear and take off hard, the box seems to twist horizontaly, the harder I give it the more it will twist

2nd gear is ok but still does it only abit though. Mainly in 1st where all the load is on the box. if I drop back to 4th to 3rd its fine, 3rd to 2nd its fine only happens when accelerating hard. if your looking at it when in first and you see the twist say I keep the go hard to 3500rpm onwards it looks like the gear is in 3rd if I go really hard it will look like its in 5th (though I havent given it that hard, im just assuming)

as I said the problem is mainly from 1st to 2nd

Hope this explains it a bit better

Thanks Guys

[Adam]

I'd say it's less in the higher gears because the RPM is less. Open your bonnet and rev the engine hard. You'll see the engine move, so the gearbox also moves.