Fitting Quickshift Gear Linkage

[Guest bernieslaven]

Looking to tighten up my 1.9 gearbox as its a bit sloppy. i know this can be a common grievance with 205's as i`d had it with my 1600 18 months ago, and it was remedied by tightening a bolt on the linkage rods.

 

I would like to fit a quick shift to my current pug and am looking for some help, (or a guide <i>hint hint!</i>) and any thoughts on the pro's and con's (if there are any) on the subject. I dont have access to a ramp so it'd be a saturday afternoon axle stand job,

 

Help gratefully received!

 

Best Regards

Daryl

[Jonmurgie 2]

This was discussed quite recently (again). Try a search for 'quick shift' and see what you find, there are several thread with lots of helpful info

[Guest bernieslaven]

This was discussed quite recently (again). Try a search for 'quick shift' and see what you find, there are several thread with lots of helpful info

 

Thanks a lot Jon - quick shift search very useful!

 

[Rom 0]

Mine came with one fitted,and its throw is a lot shorter than my bro in laws! From what ive seenon ebay etc, fitting is quite easy,and doesnt require a ramp.

[cybernck 403 1 Cars]

you've got a complete quickshift fitting article on our main website!

[pug_ham 245 3 Cars]

Con's include higher wear / stress on synchro baulk rings.

 

On an old gearboxz they can cause nore trouble than they are worth imo unless done correctly.

 

Graham.

[Guest bernieslaven]

Con's include higher wear / stress on synchro baulk rings.

 

On an old gearboxz they can cause nore trouble than they are worth imo unless done correctly.

 

 

Well, as far as age is concerned the car is a 1989 G reg (phase 1 i believe...) - it had 69k miles when i bought it a fortnight ago - have done a thousand since then, but thats just how much i'm enjoying it!

 

Aswell as the general sloppiness of the gear stick (lots and lots of play when in gear) the clutch biting point is also very close to the floor of the car. Quite often when i haven't got the clutch pressed right to the floor, i get a crunch noise as it goes into gear - could this be a new clutch required? Or would tightening/loosening the nut of the clutch cable to pull a bit more cable through help the situation?

[TEKNOPUG 3]

It could simply be that the nuts and bolts are all loose. Cheak the bolt that actually holds the L bracket to the subframe. Also check the bolt and nuts that hold the gear stick to the chassis. That should eliminate a lot of the sloppiness. It won't of course make the throw any shorter.

 

From my experience with quick-shifts, they don't do any favours when changing slowly and at low speeds. However, they work just fine when you push on and be a bit more aggressive with the stick.

 

Having said that, nothing on my car really works properly when you're being gentle and driving slowly.....my car doesn't do "slow & easy"

[Guest bernieslaven]

Aye, thats happened n one of my previous pugs, a J Reg 1600 GTi - it went into some back alley body shop (though i must point out this was during my formative years ) in Tooting ran by some irish fella. As i tried to drive out the gear stick went limp and that's what had happened - the bolts had became unattached. Fook knows why the gear stick would have done that when he was spraying and bolting on a new front wing(!) but the bolt tightening sorted the whole gear shift out.

 

Will try this first - cheers

 

Best Regards

Daryl

[TEKNOPUG 3]

I had a quick shift fitted to one of my 205's a few years back, by a well known and very well respected garage, who specialised in rally preperation and Peugeot's in perticular.

 

About a week after I had the car back, the bolt worked itself loose and came out of the bracket. Fortunately it happened just as I was reversing into my drive - I'd have been screwed if it had happened on the motorway!

 

It's very important that all the washers are fitted and in the correct sequence in order to keep the bolt properly located.

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

I fitted a new set of gear rods before xmas, what a fantastic buy! Removed loads of slop in my linkage.

 

Mad

[Guest bernieslaven]

It's very important that all the washers are fitted and in the correct sequence in order to keep the bolt properly located.

 

Do you know of the correct washer order - could you let me know? A diagram would be nice like?!!!

 

Cheers mate

 

Best Regards

Daryl