Not a problem with my proper retro but will the daily driver- a 1996 Peugeot 306 XSi, but I reckon plenty of us have come across the dreaded issue on the sheered bolt so I thought I'd make a posting.
Basically, the gearbox has always been a bit loose in the shifting action- each gear in a different postcode but as long as you were aware of this the gearchange itself was pretty positive (i.e. it slotted home okay, was just a bit of a trek between changes). But the other night my girlf was doing a 3 point turn outside the house and the shifter disconnected from the box so we had absolutely no drive.
Although a bit of a PITA I thought that it was just a problem with the selector rods which is a cheap enough fix but after getting under the car earlier it is not as easy as all that, oh no.
Apologies for my lack of technical knowledge but basically the bracket that sits beneath the gear lever and has the forward and reverse selector rods connected to it, is bolted into the chassis itself. The large bolt that runs through the bracket and connects it to the chassis has sheered off- half is in the now removed bracket and the rest remains in the car itself, apparently impossible to remove by mere home mechanic such as myself.
So, what to do?? I can't drive it as I have no gears and we've finally decided that enough is enough on the repairs front so we want to chop it in for a new car so any repairs only have to see me through a month or so. Any tricks of the trade for getting the other half of the bolt out?
If my explanation is completely ass I can post a pic of the 'bracket' if that would help.
Basically, the gearbox has always been a bit loose in the shifting action- each gear in a different postcode but as long as you were aware of this the gearchange itself was pretty positive (i.e. it slotted home okay, was just a bit of a trek between changes). But the other night my girlf was doing a 3 point turn outside the house and the shifter disconnected from the box so we had absolutely no drive.
Although a bit of a PITA I thought that it was just a problem with the selector rods which is a cheap enough fix but after getting under the car earlier it is not as easy as all that, oh no.
Apologies for my lack of technical knowledge but basically the bracket that sits beneath the gear lever and has the forward and reverse selector rods connected to it, is bolted into the chassis itself. The large bolt that runs through the bracket and connects it to the chassis has sheered off- half is in the now removed bracket and the rest remains in the car itself, apparently impossible to remove by mere home mechanic such as myself.
So, what to do?? I can't drive it as I have no gears and we've finally decided that enough is enough on the repairs front so we want to chop it in for a new car so any repairs only have to see me through a month or so. Any tricks of the trade for getting the other half of the bolt out?
If my explanation is completely ass I can post a pic of the 'bracket' if that would help.
A pic would make it easier mate. 
;D
