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[kfashley]

My 2.6 2003 auto estate has undue play in the auto gearbox handle.
It works but I have not had this problem in the five or six auto Omegas that I have owned.
Is it likely to fail completely?
The car has done 150,000 miles but otherwise every thing works well.

[Doctor Gollum]

Define play...

Is it within the release mechanism or the lever as a whole?
Is it side to side or fore/aft?

[kfashley]

The play is fore and aft. Nice to see that naval terminology is still in use.
It feels as if a securing bolt or bolts are loose.
The gears still change. I am worried in case it worsens and the range of play prevents gear change in this auto gear box.
By release mechanism I presume you mean the release bar that is pulled upwards to permit movement of the lever. That works fine.
Thanks for your interest

[Doctor Gollum]

You'll need to get under it to look for play in the linkages

[kfashley]

Thanks Dr Gollum,
Are the linkages easily easily accessible from below?
I had hoped that there might be way way of removing the gaiter etc. In order to access the linkages from above.
Have you heard of this problem before?
I was hoping it might be just normal wear.

[Doctor Gollum]

It's been a while since I last went under an auto...

Probably accessible enough using a lift, but can't recall if you need to drop the heat shield.

There's a couple of circlips and a threaded rod that hold the selector linkage

[kfashley]

Thanks.
I will delay exploration until the weather is better but will post the result