Sloppy gearchange

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Floodys
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Sloppy gearchange

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Just a quick one, my 406 has a sloppy gear change, from what I can see it's on cables for the shifter unlike a 306/205 with rods, do 406's have anything that can wear under the gear stick or do I have to replace the whole cable system? Feels like bit of play at the ball joints box end!
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cables ? are you sure
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Yeah for sure now as o just looked at service box! Lol, think I can get just the bushes for about £15 the pair m/d
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renault clio it has a relly sloppy gearchange, i thought the 406s gearchange was with metal rods and not cables, but would there be any way to get that nice slick percision gearchange that you get in a ferrari.
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the 406 v6 coupe has cable gearchange i think
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i blame cable gearchanges for sloppyness.
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