Is This Arm Removeable ....

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

..with the box in situ without the remaining mechanism falling into the box ?? the ball at the end is knackered after the old linkage insert managed to seize onto it and wouldnt budge without the aid of a hack saw and lots of swearing . Box is be3 and in a 405

 

[DamirGTI 342]

Yes , theres a pin on the corner which goes trough the shaft/arm just hammer the pin out and pull the arm upwards - but be very careful no to drop the shaft down inside the gearbox casting as you'll need to strip the box in order to lift it up afterwards ..

 

Damir

[M@tt 77]

so you've chooped the ball off the end of the gearbox lever?

[Veero 1]

It is removable but yes take care. I put my Mi in with the wrong arm on so had to do it in the car. Was a bitch to do but managed it in the end.

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

so you've chooped the ball off the end of the gearbox lever?

 

lol unfortunatley yes, it was well and truely siezed into the metal insert ( with mole grips attached was actually turning the ball assembly insert in the arm ).

 

It is removable but yes take care. I put my Mi in with the wrong arm on so had to do it in the car. Was a bitch to do but managed it in the end.

Yes , theres a pin on the corner which goes trough the shaft/arm just hammer the pin out and pull the arm upwards - but be very careful no to drop the shaft down inside the gearbox casting as you'll need to strip the box in order to lift it up afterwards ..

 

Damir

 

Right, guess id better try and make sure the remaining shaft stays in place then just incase maybe witha small pair of mole grips on the bottom of the shaft pr something?? is it fairly tightly located or will it drop in as soon as the pin is knocked from the arm ?

[DamirGTI 342]

From my experience it wont drop so easily but then again it's better be safe than sorry right , anyway i wont drop while you'll be removing the arm but it might when you'll be refitting the arm back on the shaft so yes use some thin nose pliers and hold the shaft from underneath while you press the arm back on top

 

Damir

 

EDIT : oh , and don't spin the shaft clockwise/anticlockwise once you remove the arm , as (with the up/down and spinning movement combo) it'll slide off the selector rod and you'll loose reverse gear

Edited February 19, 2009 by DamirGTI

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

EDIT : oh , and don't spin the shaft clockwise/anticlockwise once you remove the arm , as it'll slide off the selector rod and you'll loose reverse gear

 

 

Now thats good to know cheers

[dcc 855]

If this is the 405 which i think it is, good to see your making progress here chris ;')

[welshpug 1,657]

can't see how that was seized, its a Nylon insert!

[Veero 1]

When I changed mine I didn't even realise it might drop into the box. Guess I got lucky

[aCe 0]

If it was just the joint that was knackered the you could weld a new arm on it?

[welshpug 1,657]

cut the ball right off and fit a new one, no need to remove the arm then

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Yes , theres a pin on the corner which goes trough the shaft/arm just hammer the pin out and pull the arm upwards - but be very careful no to drop the shaft down inside the gearbox casting as you'll need to strip the box in order to lift it up afterwards ..

Its a double roll pin (one inside the other) but if it does fall you only need to remove the diff to relocate the selector shaft correctly as yor can get a finger throughta hole in the casing to push it back in place.

 

Before you take it apart put some witness marks on the shaft / arm & box so you can make sure its still in the same place when you've swapped them & if it does drop a round magnet can pull the shaft back enough to get it all back together.

 

Graham.

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

cheers for replys guys

 

can't see how that was seized, its a Nylon insert!

 

Nope this was metal housed in a rubber bush (old style link i guess )

 

If this is the 405 which i think it is, good to see your making progress here chris ;')

 

Yes mate, only have as now to do :

 

1) shorten exhaust and refit

 

2) bleed brakes and put oil in the box

 

3) try and sort out the 'locked ecu' which is proving to be a pain

 

 

how it looks as of tonight