Broken gear knob

**watchman** · 20th February 2020, 05:32

AFAIK the spring is what returns the mechanism to forward gears after you've used reverse.
You have to pull the collar up to get into reverse against the spring.

Here's an XP2 one I bought recently.

**mike245** · 20th February 2020, 13:30

Originally Posted by watchman

AFAIK the spring is what returns the mechanism to forward gears after you've used reverse.
You have to pull the collar up to get into reverse against the spring.

Here's an XP2 one I bought recently.

Thank you , so I need to put it back on lol, I will try and fix it with spring and foam if not I will buy another

**nuffink** · 2nd June 2021, 13:32

Originally Posted by rob warrington

Hi all. I've noticed a while now my 2008 vec cdti gear knob has felt very slightly loose, and last night the gear knob came off all together , I'm sure this is a simple fix but wanted to know best way to get it back on correctly. Thanks

I remember I had to glue the gear knob back on
my Viva 1800 Auto (OBL744L), seems I'll have to do the same again now. Come on Vauxhall engineers (you're bright people) surely things have improved since the Seventies (or maybe not?)