Gear selector problem - 210 E class

[ceejay]

I've got a problem with the gear selector in my 210 E Class, it operates OK, but sounds odd and grates slightly when moving it. At each position, there is a strange sound as it locates itself, a kind of decaying vibration at each position, as if whatever locates each position was loose and oscillating for a moment.

A quick look by removing the wood panel hasn't revealed much of the mechanism, does anyone have any suggestions what to do?

Chris

 

[Alex Crow]

You might be describing worn bushes on the gearchange linkage below the car, a common problem and inexpensive to replace.

 

[Will]

+1

Almost certainly a worn/broken bush underneath. Something like £1 and 30 seconds to swap

 

[ceejay]

Thanks guys, is that something I can see easily if I crawl under?

 

[Will]

You'd need to jack it up, but yep - you can see the selector rod from the gearbox to the shifter. There should be a bush and a metal clip at each end, I suspect one of the bushes has gone.