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[dave the builder]

What gearbox issue 

Sloppier than one of Sir Tigs' Marina conquests.  And cannot select 1st when cold (and even when warm, tend to have to put in 2nd before selecting 1st)

clutch dragging.
Is it cable or hydraulic.?

F23 box with Concentric Slave Cylinder ,hydraulic
shares the brake fluid reservoir i'd think
probably not been bled or seen fresh fluid since new
not got the haynes here  (in the car) so will check when i get chance.
plus see where the drain and fill/level  plugs are on the gearbox
may require fluid to work 
you can get an insert for the shifter and bushes gearbox end I think (for the sloppy select)

Gear linkage is cable operated.  I think the issue is the ball/socket at  bottom of gear level, seems to be an awful lot of play in it.

there is a repair kit available for the ball/socket at bottom of gear lever 
there is a bush kit available for the linkage rods gearbox end
new cables are available  or a complete kit

[dave the builder]

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though 

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf

[neil74]

Changed the cam cover seals and spark plugs and what a messy pig of a job that was. and with any luck it might not leak..

[78bex]

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond 

[Doctor Gollum]

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond 

The only complication on the V6 is that there are two to do

[Sir Tigger KC]

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond 

The only complication on the V6 is that there is shed loads of stuff to remove to get at them and then there are two to do

FTFY 

[Doctor Gollum]

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond 

The only complication on the V6 is that there is shed loads of stuff to remove to get at them and then there are two to do

FTFY 

Bah, it's only ten more bolts

[BazaJT]

Iirc it took me 2hrs to do the ones on my 3L and there were some fag stops in that time.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Have to wait a while Albs. It should be delivered by early next week at the latest.
Monza not sold yet but its the push I need to get it sold so I can use it.
If I tax and insure it, I will forget about the Monza.
47K miles, CV8, 56 plate
Annoyingly, the 5.7 VXR I wanted came back on the market on the sunday morning after the sale fell through

Whatsoneofthosethen  ?   

[Doctor Gollum]

Base model 17" wheels and Omega sized brakes with better calipers. Still good for 330 bhp rwd v8 entertainment 

And very easy tunable to 600+bhp. Which is nice.

The CV8 is actually a sound choice as it's unlikely to have been ragged within an inch of its life. Also a bit of a sleeper as it looks like an Omega coupe

[TheBoy]

So for MigV6's benefit, its a Monaro.

[TheBoy]

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though 

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf

Thanks

[Doctor Gollum]

So for MigV6's benefit, its a Monaro.

Ah yes minor detail

[dave the builder]

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though 

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf

Thanks

no problem 
Those internet links should have your knob stiff again in no time at all 

[STEMO]

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though 

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf

Thanks

no problem 
Those internet links should have your knob stiff again in no time at all 

You're learning, Dave. Chortle