hot gear stick

Post by **wozman** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:06 am

I have a GQ 88 turbo desiel and my gear stick gets blood hot. This only seems to happen on hot days. Does anyone else have this problem? and what do you think is causing it? Oh yeah I have chnged the oil and it has made no difference. Thanks Woz

Post by **dogeatdog01** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:18 pm

My 88 model dual fuel Maverick, does the same thing.
Cant give you an explanation though

Post by **offroader-rama** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:49 pm

meeeeee tttoooooooo we should start a club I'd say its just heat coming through gear stic dust cover lift out your consol then boots and see if the dust cover is cracked mine is non existenze and it gets real hot need new one

Post by **Beastmavster** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:52 pm

Considering the gearbox (and it's oil) could be getting up to like 130 degrees it's not really a suprise.

If you're really worried about it you can get a transmission cooler.

If it didnt get up to those sorts of temperature the moisture it would collect overt ime would do it no favours... exactly the same as an engine.

Post by **winchin** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:28 pm

Since i put the body lift on my gq it has made the gear stick hot but i was told that it is because the base area was cut to allow for the body lift etc etc and not to worrie about it ... so i havent

Post by **65Mog** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:08 pm

All it is is the shifter boot split, I fitted a new one to mine and it's back to normal.

Post by **Jimbo** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:26 am

"All it is is the shifter boot split, I fitted a new one to mine and it's back to normal"

I agree. I couldnt be bothered changing the boot so i put a heap of insulation (i had laying around) around the boot and all under the plastic cover and it has cut down the heat but even better is it is so quiet now!!

Post by **chimpboy** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:28 am

Yeah, not worth worrying about at all imho.

Post by **gqmad** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:10 pm

tell you what Wozz
just stick that hot stick where the sun dont shine

Post by **frigga 40** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:34 pm

gqmad wrote:tell you what Wozz
just stick that hot stick where the sun dont shine

bend over and get back to work

Post by **Wish I had coils** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:13 pm

If it helps i had a 720 diesel ute and it did the same thing, Never worried me!

Post by **MyGQ** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:58 pm

If you do a body lift you will get a hotter gear shifter

When you raise the body the well that the engine used to sit in goes higher and the hot air being removed from the engine then is able to flow up to that well alot easier allowing the gear stick to get hot

ALso check your gear shift boot and under matting that goes under the boot, if thats not on properlly it will get even hotter as air will come into the cab and up the shaft

thats what happened when i did my lift

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