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  • burrellbloke
    burrellbloke replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    The PMS shifter uses a metal linkage instead of gear cables. The synchros are the problem and rushing them at higher revs will cause...
  • Frank Perry
    Frank Perry replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    Fair shout, I've never been bothered much by the standard gear shifter layout - had whacked on one of those fancy RS metal knobs and it...
  • burrellbloke
    burrellbloke replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    I have got a ZPO and I don't think that it has made any difference to the longevity of the gearbox. It is an expensive long stick, which...
  • Frank Perry
    Frank Perry replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    I think some people have had success by replacing their shifter cables and ensuring everything is tightened up after replacing their...
  • RSRowe
    RSRowe replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    That’s not what I said. But they’ll certainly wear much faster with the wrong oil in the box.
  • Kalamat88
    Kalamat88 reacted to burrellbloke's post in the thread Hard to select gears with Like Like.
    Yep.
  • Kalamat88
    Kalamat88 reacted to RSRowe's post in the thread Hard to select gears with Like Like.
    Thicker oil won’t be helping, as @burrellbloke can attest to. Stick with the standard grade. The weak link is always going exist on...
  • Kalamat88
    Kalamat88 reacted to burrellbloke's post in the thread Hard to select gears with Like Like.
    A 200 gearbox will do the same. It is a known weak spot for the car. You could give it regular gearbox oil changes to prolong it's...
  • Kalamat88
    Kalamat88 replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    So basically, as soon as you add new synchros, they can go bad almost instantly once you start driving? Haha So basically everyone is...
  • burrellbloke
    burrellbloke replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    Yep.
  • RSRowe
    RSRowe replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    Thicker oil won’t be helping, as @burrellbloke can attest to. Stick with the standard grade. The weak link is always going exist on...
  • burrellbloke
    burrellbloke replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    A 200 gearbox will do the same. It is a known weak spot for the car. You could give it regular gearbox oil changes to prolong it's...
  • Kalamat88
    Kalamat88 replied to the thread Hard to select gears.
    Hi guys, still pretty new to Clios (I have a 197) but what’s up with the transmission in these things? Why is it that the synchros are...
  • F
    Flyingfish replied to the thread Shift cable orientation.
    Could be another one of the no longer available parts. I could do with a front heat shield section and have gound the same. I’ve been...
  • D
    DMilnes replied to the thread Shift cable orientation.
    Thanks. Sadly, RPD has been out of stock since last year! It doesn't look as htough Renault make them anymore