Floppy Selespeed Stick

[Citroënbender]

Is this a common condition? This car's stick shifter is quite sloppy, as if there's a failed spring or support underneath it.  Haven't seen it discussed before.

[poohbah]

It sounds like a very unfortunate condition. Little blue pill in fuel tank maybe?

[Citroënbender]

I was half expecting a joke along those lines.  What if I read a bit of Lady Chatterley's Lover to it, or put Je t'aime ...moi non plus. on the CD player?

Found a gamer site where someone opened the shifter up, they were adapting it. Looks like once the locating ball seat is flogged out, it's all over.

[poohbah]

I do have a vague recollection of test driving a 156 selespeed with a flaccid shifter a few years ago. Needless to say I didn't buy it. I'm sure you are on the money, and it's a failed return spring.

[bazzbazz]

I have a spare for sale if you want one.

To install requires dropping of the central tunnel support out the bottom.

Baz

[Citroënbender]

G'day Baz,

I'll probably pass on it for the time being as I'm already suffering scope creep. The car has clearly been worked on by a fully-fledged ******* and everything I look closely at is compromised.