LazyBrennan Donating Members 683 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Baldivis, Wait Ages. Posted 08/02/16 01:27 AM Share Posted 08/02/16 01:27 AM (edited) Gday guys Has anyone had any issues with there zf gear box selector just...falling off? This happened to mine the other day. Ive heard of the plastic bit breaking on people before but mine just disconnected its self. The weirdest bit was when I went to put it back on I heard a "click" Is there meant to be some sort of C clip to hold it in place? Edited 08/02/16 01:27 AM by LazyBrennan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 08/02/16 12:18 PM Share Posted 08/02/16 12:18 PM (edited) Fixed Edit - had any work done in the last 20,000km that might involve the box? Ralph said it's often the case that ham fisted mechanics remove it improperly and damage the clip. Buy a new one if it happens again and swap out the end. Not sure if the cheaper cables have the same end or not. Buy one and tell me! PS did I see you on Willeri Drive about 6pm today? Edited 08/02/16 12:21 PM by -Stever- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBrennan Donating Members 683 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Baldivis, Wait Ages. Posted 09/02/16 04:35 AM Author Share Posted 09/02/16 04:35 AM Nah that wouldn't of been me. By any chance do you know the correct way to get it off with out damaging it? Or even putting a new one on? Is it just a matter of pushing it on or do I need to do some fancy ritual before hand? Just spoke to ford and a new one is 130 so I might just go with that. And last person to touch the box was xft about 40,000 kays ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBrennan Donating Members 683 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Baldivis, Wait Ages. Posted 09/02/16 07:05 AM Author Share Posted 09/02/16 07:05 AM How did you disconnect that plastic piece on the end from the cable? I got my new one but it's all connected to the cable. Would rather just replace the stuffed bit instead of the whole cable if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 09/02/16 10:01 AM Share Posted 09/02/16 10:01 AM After the phone call today I now see the black plastic cover that you mentioned. Does anyone know if you can drive safely without putting that back on? Someone wants to know hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBrennan Donating Members 683 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Baldivis, Wait Ages. Posted 09/02/16 01:05 PM Author Share Posted 09/02/16 01:05 PM Hahaha yeah this is what I have now I forgot to put the black clip back on to hold the grey one in place. I'm assuming it wouldn't be easy for the grey one to fall out. I wasn't confident pulling it back off the gear box as I didn't want to damage the new bush. Can anyone tell me if there is a "right way" to pulling it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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