Locke1990

Going to pick up car on saturday and it has a bit of play side to side just feels a tad loose not a tight gearstick as i thought a wrx would have its a bug eye. Ive read on the net it can be the bushs or some sort under the stick and replacing these or changing to a quick shift will cure it.
Am i right in what ive read.
Cheers

RedScoob

If it's a classic, there's a centring spring on top of the gearbox. If this spring is missing, the gearstick will be able to move left and right very freely when the car's in neutral.

Locke1990

2002 bug eye its not a classic

wrx271

iTrader: (1)

from bad experience a flopy gearstick is a result of an abused cars

Springs

iTrader: (4)

are those springs easy to replace?

Mine is a bit loose going left but is still sprung going right.

wrx271

iTrader: (1)

its not always the spring it sounds like the little part which comes off the selector

petebell

my classic is loose left of third but tight going right?

Locke1990

Its not when its in gear its when its in neutral.

petebell

yeah i mean push to left in neutral its loppy but not to the right?

Locke1990

Its not when its in gear its just when in neutral theres play.

Locke1990

Sorry pete bell just found the "quote icon" was answering back to one of the other lads

wrx271

iTrader: (1)

I had the same on a classic i bought it wasnt the spring

RedScoob

If your gearstick is floppy when going left, but sprung when going right you should check the spring as previously mentioned.

dooby-do

iTrader: (2)

hi people quixk question about my wrx sti 95 classic,
itas fitted with a ppg box which was recently rebuilt
however over time the gearstick has got floppy i mean when the car
is in gear you can still wobble the gearstick from left to right,
it used to do it on my old gearboxs but is slowly getting worse any ideas what it is kind regards ben