Colt CZ3 | gear shifter repair
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- čas přidán 19. 09. 2019
- Im a shorttime owner of a Mitsubishi Colt CZ3 from 2008. I noticed the side to side movement of the gear shifter was far from ''new. After doing some research online, i found that this is a common Colt issue.
Nowhere could i find a detailed video of how to fix this issue. I decided to make a video of my repair. I hope it helps other owners.
If you got any questions, please leave them in the comments.
Thanks for the video! Thanks to him I know where the problem with the gear lever of my smart forfour came from.
I have solved the problem in a much simpler way. Removing the box where the air filter goes, you access that part of the gearbox where you find that problematic axis. Two small holes are made with the help of a drill in the aluminum that covers the axis until it reaches it, which is made of stainless steel. Liquid grease is introduced with a spray through those two little holes and after several days of using the car the lever returns to the center by itself as when it was new.
It's very easy, you don't have to disassemble anything from the gearbox and the result is perfect.
I hope it helps and thanks again for the video.
Thank you very much for the excellent tutorial! Peter Finn and i are very proud of you!
A very elegant solution but quite laborious. I had the same problem and cured it by working the pivot shaft back and forth with a long screwdriver after using a lot of WD40 to loosen the binding parts. Once free, I dripped a little engine oil on the binding surfaces and it was fine again - for several years until I sold the car. Worth trying before taking the mechanism apart.
If it works it works! Doesn't result in a very interesting video though ;)
Good idea! ill try that tommorow before risking it with drills, if it works would be a good sell, i got my colt for £180!
Hi so u didn't need to take out the shifter all change any parts at all.u just freed it with a screw driver. Wd40 n abit of oil??
The chap repaired is with a long screw driver wd40 n some oil i av the same problem u c ??
@@trevorgriffith8994 exactly what I tired haha , keep moving it's back in forth with the screwdriver and drenching in the mech with WD40, maybe I didn't do it long enough but didn't notice much of a difference, car was scrapped next week lol
Hello, thanks for that, I have same problem, car has been sat for 9 months, went to get it back on the road and found gearshifter very hard left to right
Dismantling it will take too much of my brainpower so I'm going to use plenty of WD40, because I'm going to sell the car and I don't have time to do what you did, it was very good but my time is limited, well done, keep up the good work 👌🏽👍🏽
Hey, Man! Thank you very much for this video!
I have Lancer X 1,5 (2011). This year i hit some problem and didn't know the solution. At summer i will fix it!
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100% fixed. Thx bro from Hungary 👊👊🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺
Goeie duidelijke video! Heb hetzelfde probleem met mijn Colt. Twijfel alleen nog of ik het zelf ga doen, of laat doen.
Thanks for sharing this saved me a lot of pissing about and made it minutes of a job
Nice one; in reply to Bojan this is the issue 1st an reverse are the extremities of the movemnt of the lever but also the colt is known for being a bit clunky into reverse especially when cold this is why your grinding the gears just let it warm up a bit and try reverse then.
Thanks. Good instructions and for me exatly what i need.
removal of air inlet - easy job - two clips , and left below you see the pivot . then used graphite maintenance spray , with long tube , on pivot and also sprayed around in same region . it helped a lot ,
Just bought a 2005 cz3 1.1 L colt, everythign runs great, 125,000 km. only flaw is this. going to try to lube first of not will follow intructions. Great video! i found this and knowign it was an easy fix decided to but the czr. dealer was asking 1,790 euro so knowing this was an easy fix i felt confident buying. THANK YOU!
Did lubrication fix the problem?
@@oleskoolcabby5710for like an hour so not really
I'm from the school of spray lots of lubricant on anything that moves but is stiff before you start taking things apart. I found that by putting it into first gear then into reverse it went in easier, that said if you put it into reverse when it's cold and release the clutch slowly it clunks in without grinding. Nothing to do with the clutch as they all do it.
Hello, love the video, but could I ask please what is the length of the spacer used and it's outer diameter in mm please
Spray some graphite loaded maintenance spray on the gearbox linkages under the airbox in the engine bay and your gearstick will have never been so slick.
I tried this before doing the repair, it makes it 10% beter. Want a smooth operation gearstick all the time...got to fix it
Hey. When I removed the bushing from the right cable it tore. Do you know how it can be replaced?
Hi! Thanks for the video. I have a question tho. The gear shifter feels very stiff in my car when putting it into 1st gear. You really have to force it sometimes. It's also often difficult to put it in reverse and you can sometimes hear the gears grinding. Will this help the issue or is it the clutch or gearbox itself that's the problem? The rest of the gears are fine.
Hi, I don't think his has a relation with the fix in the video. Most likely the box itself.
Clutch
very stiff 1st Gear is also a common problem with the Colt. Mine has it to
For me it's second gear that's stiff, you really have to fight it sometimes especially when downshifting. Still no idea why really.
I had/have the grinding on reverse as well but this is just because of how gearboxes in general work. After starting the engine, if you move the lever to first gear (no need to release clutch) then put it in reverse then it will never grind.
This happens because when you put the gearbox into neutral with the clutch released all the shafts in the gearbox are spinning (even though none of them are connected to the output shaft), so by engaging the first gear stops all the motion of the gearbox internal shafts so you can engage reverse with all the parts at rest.
I have the same problem,but at me it doesen't even enter in the first and second gear at all..any advice?
Does this come off with 3 Torq of Allenkey. Is easier replacement part eBay circa £50 re fit 3 bolts , done. ?
Het uitgevoerde werk is net zo perfect als je Engels. Echt 100%.
Hi, could this issue also cause the problem, that the car doesn't shift into the first gear?
What about sinking in a paraffin bath then working with oil?? Or maybe release shift linkage and spray WD-40 Fast Release Penetrant work it?
Hello
This might be a silly question, but how can you take off the tip of the gear stick, you KNOW the knob with 1,2,3,4,5, R on it.
Mine turns loosely around, and I don't want to damage it by just snapping it off.
Thanks
Not a silly question at all! I remember i had the same question. It's been awhile but I believe you just pull it off. But please do some more research if in doubt
@@twowheels90 Thank you for your reply. The problem is that it feels like it is stuck.
I have tried to pull it out, but it requires lots of power, which I do not have. 😅😅😅
Whitch engine is that ? 1.1 or 1.3 ? Petrol ?
really a great solution, I this problem on the Smart Forfour 1.1 of 2005. can you kindly give us some more information? from the video the diameter of 13.88mm is clear, do you remember the measurement of the bushing width? and the internal diameter of the bush? it would be very useful as information. thank you very much.
the Smart Forfour 2005 has the same gearbox.in the video I seem to understand that the bush positioned on the lathe is the original one, but I'm going crazy on the net to find this bush. can you help me find it? I don't know, with a link or a product code
Hi, I don't recall the dimensions of the bushing. It's not a part you can purchase separate from mitsubishi unfortunately...
I recommend drilling out the original one and reuse it. Even without a lathe you should be able to put a internal hex bolt through the bushing. Good luck!
@@twowheels90 Hello, love the video, but could I ask please what is the length of the spacer used and it's outer diameter in mm please
Great video, very interesting fix
The only thing I found wrong was you didn’t grease it before putting it all back together, metal on metal will always seize
There is a caption stating he greased the assembly before refitting.
Kan ik niet even bij langs om het te laten doen?
Like this video my friend brought his to me with a new linkage cable to me find the same problem a new 10.5 drill bit ,bot nut washer and grease we were dancing lol ps can anybody weld 2 sills on the car lmao ps that not a joke.
Same with 1.5 petrol lancer this is my 3rd time to change this part pain in the ass same problem occurred after changing the gearbox
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