Joff
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Originally posted by robmarriott
mine doesnt like going into first when coming to a stop at a junction, you have to be dead still, and ram it in
 The gearbox is designed to not let you put it into first until you come to a standstill
Someone buy Robin's Corsa... I dare you.
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Joff
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Originally posted by CorsaDave
Nope, linkage was already out, cost about £20 to have the bushes made up and meant the linkage didn't have to be cut and welded. How much is an M-Tech kit?
The MTech 2.0 16v shortshift with extended linkage arm (both are actually 1-piece and not cut and shut) is £70, you'll need the gearbox spacer too.
For the 1.4/1.6/whatever it's about £60.
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Dave
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I know the M-Tech kit is one piece, just meant that by doing it the way I did I didn't have to hack up my existing linkage.
The kit is prob the quickest way to do it but I didn't know about it when mine was done. The poly bushes and no gearbox spacer seems to have done the trick though, get clean crisp gear changes everytime and its been perfectly reliable so far (watch it disintegrate tomorrow).
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Joff
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Originally posted by CorsaDave
I know the M-Tech kit is one piece, just meant that by doing it the way I did I didn't have to hack up my existing linkage.
The kit is prob the quickest way to do it but I didn't know about it when mine was done. The poly bushes and no gearbox spacer seems to have done the trick though, get clean crisp gear changes everytime and its been perfectly reliable so far (watch it disintegrate tomorrow).
Are the poly bushes something off the shelf or a bespoke moulding?
I know on the Golf the bushes had gone and a set on ebay sorted the gearlever a treat.
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Dave
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Mine were made up, only thing is I can't remember who made them, somebody else sorted that side out for me and I never dealt with them directly.
With the kind of difference they have made though it may be viable to produce a batch of them, pretty easy to do, they were just a kind of top hat shape with a hole bored in the middle.
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Joff
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Originally posted by CorsaDave
Mine were made up, only thing is I can't remember who made them, somebody else sorted that side out for me and I never dealt with them directly.
With the kind of difference they have made though it may be viable to produce a batch of them, pretty easy to do, they were just a kind of top hat shape with a hole bored in the middle.
Get it done then 
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broster
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Originally posted by Siberia
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Originally posted by broster
get an m-tech one, then you can be like me and not be able to select gears when you need to!
would you not recomend one so?
was fine for a month or so, then it went gay!
joff how many bent valves do you have?! thats right now STFU! 
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Joff
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Lots. I collect them.
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Siberia
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ewww bent valvess what happened there 
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Joff
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valves. they bent. no biggie, plans are afoot. actually, plans are pistons and a blower or four proud little trumpets, but you get the picture.
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broster
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joffs a spag bent his valves then tried to bump start his car, now whos a clever boy!......me now id have towed it in gear for fuin not knowing what damage i was doing!
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