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hot gear stick
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:06 am
by wozman
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
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:18 pm
by dogeatdog01
My 88 model dual fuel Maverick, does the same thing.
Cant give you an explanation though
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:49 pm
by offroader-rama
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
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:52 pm
by Beastmavster
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:28 pm
by winchin
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
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:08 pm
by 65Mog
All it is is the shifter boot split, I fitted a new one to mine and it's back to normal.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:26 am
by Jimbo
"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!!
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:28 am
by chimpboy
Yeah, not worth worrying about at all imho.
stick
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:10 pm
by gqmad
tell you what Wozz
just stick that hot stick where the sun dont shine
Re: stick
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:34 pm
by frigga 40
gqmad wrote:tell you what Wozz
just stick that hot stick where the sun dont shine
bend over and get back to work
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:13 pm
by Wish I had coils
If it helps i had a 720 diesel ute and it did the same thing, Never worried me!
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:58 pm
by MyGQ
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