I have a 2001 4.2 D. New to me. 160.000ks.
I have had nothing but trouble changing gears.
After removing the top cover of the the gear box i found that the gear stick has play in all directions.
I sent my mechanic for a test drive in it and he also said its not right.
After removing the stick i found 2 half nylon type bushes.
The locating pins in the bottom half are loose and wobble, the small nylon bush on the botton of the gear stick is also loose and wobbles, under the bottom half of the bush which is in the gear box is a spring.
My question is how do i remove and replace the top half of the bush on the gear stick.
The id seems to small to slide back up the gear stick. It cant fit over the ball joint on the G/S.
This is the part that has a rubber insert between the bottom of the G/S and the top part.
If i pull the rubber housing off the G/S will the top half of the bush slip over the gear shift.
Thanks in advance for any help.