Deckman001
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 09:11 PM |
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Focus Gear selector problem
Anyone out there experienced a similar problem with a focus ?? The gear stick now does not 'spring' back to centre from 1st/2nd position ,
but still does from 5th/reverse ??? is it a 'box' problem or just a linkage prob ??? 
Jason
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Peteff
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 09:35 PM |
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Get under the bonnet and have a look. Niece's Saxo lost all its gears and that was a £10 link with 2 joints on it. took 10 minutes to fix,
you've probably lost a spring if all the gears still work.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 10:00 PM |
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Cheers pete will have a look next time i get to see it during the day light hours 
Jason
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Danozeman
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 10:01 PM |
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Sounds like a spring gone. IIRC some Focus's are cable shift so the spring may be in the gearbox itself.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Deckman001
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 10:05 PM |
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Jason
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allanbirt
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 10:34 PM |
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focus gear selector problem
hi
had exactly same problem found to be a broken spring at bottom of gear lever replaced gear lever and linkage as it is all one hope this helps
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Deckman001
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 06:36 AM |
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Just what i wanted to hear
Jason
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Flat Pack
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 12:29 PM |
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You can just replace the spring rather than the whole gear lever / linkage
£3 and some pence from a Ford parts desk, if you describe the problem to them they'll know which spring you need as it's a pretty common
problem.
Take a look at how the spring fits before you disassemble it, I tried to when I did mine but it all flew apart and then I spent a while figuring out
how it was actually meant to fit.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 04:48 PM |
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Will try this method first, thanks, Have also been told it's a prob with the box and it's an engine out job,,, hope it's the spring
!!
Jason
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 06:36 PM |
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Not sure it's an engine out job to get box out at least it wasn't on the only one I've done. Can't help with the spring though
it may be worth getting your local parts department to print out the gear lever page if they will . Probably clearer to see how things go than a
manual .
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Deckman001
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 12:40 PM |
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Problem sorted  T'was the spring !! wehay £3 ish and 20 mins in the car to work out where the spring should have fitted before it broke !!
Thanks to 'Flat pack' for the web link
Jason
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