Reluctant to disengage 1st & 3rd gear

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Reluctant to disengage 1st & 3rd gear

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1st and to a smaller degree 3rd gear, reluctant to disengage.
I recently had an engine transplant and refurbished the selector rod gearbox support bracket with lots of grease, a new bush and bellows.
Would this issue simply be that the support needs to be adjusted?
It wasn't there before the new parts were fitted
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Does the bush move freely? I fitted a new one and it needed a bit of sanding


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Yes it moves without much effort
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rear selector bush plate on front of boss on gearbox ?
cup and ball well mated and skirt of boot pulled down over cup nicely ?

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Yes the plate is on the front.
I'll check the boot.
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Slacken the two bolts and push the plate up to its highest position, retighten bolts. This should put the ball more in the cup. That usually does the trick.

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What happened to the innuendo thread?


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People stopped inserting things!
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Update.
Aidan was right about the boot.
It wasn't seated correctly over the ball there's a recess for the boot I didn't spot.
I also had the cup up too high.
All is good now.
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Oldiebut goodie wrote:People stopped inserting things!

Probably due to lack of signal in holiday sites. Although they could have done it in such places as interne cafe's and Garden centers :wink: .
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