The gear shift lever on my 93 is very loose. How can I tell if I need to replace just the bushings or gear lever carrier?

Thx

 

loose forwards-and-backwards, or side to side, or what?

if its just forward-to-backwards play when you're in any given gear (and assuming we're talking about a automatic), you need to replace the two plastic bushings on the shift linkage 'bar that goes from the bottom end of the lever to the shift lever sticking out of the transmission. if its side-to-side play, there are additional bushings at the bottom of the shifter assembly where it pivots in the 'box' its mounted in. if the **** is loose on the shaft, then I dunno, epoxy it ?

 

Forwards to backwards

 

hten yeah, two plastic bushings on either end of the control arm/thing. lets see if I ahve a drawing.



thats a 240, but a 740/940 is almost identical.

its bushings 42 and 47. lever 45 is attached to the side of the transmission. you can just barely access this stuff if you get the car up on jack stands or ramps, but its definitely easier on a proper lift.

these are the bushings...
Volvo Shifter Linkage Bushing AFTERMARKET 106486 381704 666143, 381704

 

Thanks much, Pierce!

 

After thoroughly reading through other people's experiences on how they did this, this is one of the easier things to do.

...and man does it feel good after it's done. Very nice and tight!


I ended up just buying two pair and cutting mine. That nylon is pretty hard to get on while under the car, so I did just like someone mentioned in one of the other threads and cut it. I tried notching it before this but it was still pretty hard.

I didn't really like the idea of removing everything so I opted to just remove the rod, cut the bushing and re-install.


After 171K they were completely gone. Except for how loose it was not even a remnant of something missing. These might not last as long as massaging it in at the bench but I got spares just in case I ever need to do it again.


People have said soaking them in hot water works well, making them easy to just push in, but I was kind of impatient. XD

 

I did these ones "in the field" ones, meaning no access to bushings, so I just cut some 8mm rubber hose and it did the job perfectly. Four years later, haven't had to fix my temporary improvisation yet.

 

Can you explain this a bit more, sounds interesting?

 

Are you able to provide a link to the thread mentioned above where it talks about cutting the bushings?

 

Can anyone that has replaced the bushings before tell me how to get the clip off that holds the pin the bushings go on?

 

I call those 'jesus clips'. you pull them and they go pa-toing somewhere, and you go JESUS, where did that go??

I use a good pair of needlenose pliers, possibly my 45 deg bent ones.