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local mechanic told my daughter the stiff gear change is caused by cracked synchronisers and she needs a new gearbox. £1200. after googling the symptoms we found this. we are not mechanics but followed the video and 2 hours later problem solved! thank you Cyd

excellent video - no deafening music - and good commentary whilst doing the job

Great tutorial. Managed to solve the stiff shifter problem of my son’s 2007 Fiesta. Thank you very much!

This video helped me over a year and a half ago, today, i did it and my car changes gear nice and Ford Sierra!! Cheers! 👍

This was a fantastic walkthrough! I'm in the USA so there were a few minor differences but overall your video was a great example! Thanks for sharing!

Oooh so this is the reason why it gets worse the more I drive it, it expands when it gets hot. So glad I found this video, thank you!

Thanks for making this video. I’ve been able to apply this fix to a 5 speed 2015 mark 8 Fiesta with 70k miles. It only presented the issue exiting 2nd gear, normally after a long steep uphill climb. It would be the shift back to neutral that was very stiff, it would easily take all other forward gears in these cases. I used a pillar drill to bore out the phosphor bronze bush with a 12.2 mm bit. Upon reassembly with high temperature grease, I can confirm the issue is no longer present, even after some hard 2nd gear climbs. A notable difference on the mk 8 is that you will need to remove the gear selection sensor magnet and unplug the connector. The magnet sits next the rubber boot, removal is with a T30 Torx.

Many thanks for the guide. Just bought a 2009 Focus, with IB5 gearbox, which has stiff gears when warmed up. This repaired it and managed a 60 mile round trip today without issue )

Further to my previous comment: Following on from your excellent video, I have just done the job on my Fiesta and it went exactly as you explained it. I did deviate slightly: I found it better to insert the small, square nylon type bush on the small ball joint at the rear, once greased up, then just slide it into the square hole on the end of the selector rod so didn't need to use grips. Other then that, I followed your vide step by step! Many thanks! :)

Wonderfully explained, no waffle, straight to the point AND very understandable! I have this problem just come about so will tackle it this weekend now! Many thanks! : )

You're a fookin legend for describing this to the Fiesta world! I'll have a play with the IB5 in my Mk.6 and hopefully fix my issues with going into second and reverse.

You do not need to ask us to push the like button. Your clear and easy-to-understand videos will make everybody push the like button. Thank you.

Great vid.. Just done this to my other half's car worked a treat.. Only cost price of a drill bit.. 15 mins job done.. Many thanks

Nice one - I bought a fiesta ST150 a few days ago and it started to have stiff gears straight away - took it to a garage who just tried to Lube the joints, but I’d already bought the drill bit and told them what to do - amazing difference in less than 20 minutes.. thank you!

Clear and concise video, if only all "how to" videos were done this way.👍

Lots of love from India. Frame by frame cleared.

wow someone who explained the issue. Thankyou. Awesome Video with no BS

Just carried out the procedure described so brilliantly in your video. It went really well with no issues and relatively quick, resulting in one very happy and shocked wife. Thank you once again for your very informative video.

Absolutely brilliantly filmed, presented and explained, cheers

Brilliant tutorial. Clear description of issue and solution. Saved me £££ by not having to go to my local garage! Thanks Cyd 🤩

Thank you for putting this video on 👍👍Got my daughters Fiesta sorted by following your instructions in the vid, it's perfect now when it gets warmed up unbelievable for 90 mins work on a Sunday afternoon 😁😁👍👍

Thank you so much! I had this exact problem and was afraid it was cost me loads to get fixed! Following your video I was able it fix it myself spending just £10 on materials! Thanks for making your tutorials so easy to follow!

Great video, our car had same issue when hot but been SORN for 2 years which made it stiff all the time, now resolved, thanks

I just did exactly this to fix the gear linkage feeling like concrete. Works lovely now. Thanks!

Went to do a g/box oil change and discovered One of the selectors had no locator on it, looked like it never had one.!? So nade one and nie ut dhifts awesome like yours .. this video came upbtoday but i watched it anyway and it was very informative.. thank you Sir 😎

I will be doing this on mk7 fiesta soon fab video.

Just want to give my thanks for this video. Worked a treat on my 2009 UK fiesta! Very easy to follow 😊

Just bought an st150 for track use and had this exact problem, thanks for video, on test drive car was fine after an hour on motorway gear selection was very stiff thought box problem, after a bit research it was just this tight bush problem, took apart drilled out greased up hey presto all done. thank you

Couldn't even get the first gear cable off.... And I didn't want to apply heavy force since I needed the car the same day So I dowsed the pin in quite a lot of CRC 5-56 and called it a day. Maybe not a long term solution, but heck, now I can change gears with my pinky! EDIT: But I wouldn't even have tried it without this excellent video, so kudos!

Many thanks cyd 👍🏼 followed tutorial to the letter, gear stick now nice and smooth…

What an absolutely brilliant comprehensive business like video.

amazing, thank you🎉

Thank you so much for this video! Really appreciate it! Saves us a lot of money to be able to fix this ourselves

Excellent information and a really clear and concise instructional. I fixed our Fiesta this way. Thanks.

When prying up on the second linkage, be careful there’s a rubber part that should form of either the linkage, mine came of separately and took 2 hours of pain to put back on lol

Thank you! I assumed it was the interior shifter links. Will try this on my mk 7.

An exceptional quality video. Thank you!

thankyou so much for your video, my daughters first car is a fiesta & hers is doing exactly the same as you have described. Tomorrow i will be fixing it. Thanks again 👍👍👍

Superb tutorial

Good teacher.. explain nice and slow...for me to understand thks million

This is really the best tutorial on KZfaq. Subscribed. Good luck and I really apreciate what you are doing. saw other videos also.

Been looking for a reason of why this happens for months Thankyou

extremely descriptive, gonna give this a go soon cheers mate 👍

My wife just bought a 2006 fiesta some weeks ago. No problems with the test drive. But if the engine is hot the gear shifting is really hard. Tommorow I will try this fix. I will let you know the result.

Good video,you know how to explain the procedure well.

Champion mate thanks from Australia.

Thnx from Germany! 👍

Superb instruction-video! Following your advice, it is very easy to do. Thank you very much! 😊👍

Thankyou for your video, just fixed the stiff gear change on my St150.

good bit of info and tutorial cyd 👌👍

Perfectly executed video, well done and thank you

thanks grandpa will try tomorrow

Excellent video. I'm hoping to use this if my garage lets me rent their ramp for a couple of hours to drain and refill the gearbox in addition to the lubrications you have showed us here.

Brilliant video thank you , very well detailed and has given me the confidence to do it myself 👍

Excellent mate ! great vid, very helpful saved me a lot of time ! thanks !!

Good information. Many thanks 👍🏽

A very clear informative video. 👌

Great content excellent effects super informational

Fantastic video,clear and professional tutorial. Many thanks

Well done.... Simple.... And well explained.. Easy to follow....

Great video, did the trick. Thank you!

Das ist super meister.danke

Great video also works on ford KA+

Would you be able to do a gearbox oil change video for the Mk6 Fiesta please? Most of the IB5 gearboxes don't have a drain plug and the official method is to suck the oil out through the filler hole. There is a nut below the filler nut which can be removed to drain most of the which a lot of people have had success with but its apparently not advised as it can cause issues if it doesn't go back in right. But I'm guessing you know all this. I wouldn't want to remove a drive shaft to drain the oil. Cheers.

Thank you very much. It has been a great help to me. Perfectly detailed video.

A GOOD AND WELL EXPLAINED VIDEO THANKS

Great video,

Thank you very much! very good detailed video.

Good video thanks very much. It would have been helpful had the camera been closer to the gearbox at the beginning and the end when you were underneath the car. But thanks very much for doing the video 👍

Great video, thanks!

Now this is how a 'how to' video should be. Excelllent. I've just purchased a '59 plate 1.4 diesel Fusion,gear change a little bit stiff,would it be the same solution? Thanks.

Thank you

Hi mate, my car can change gear without me pressing the clutch after following your tutorials.

nice one

i have a question, on my focus mk2.5 2.0 petrol, when the car is off, the changing gear is going very smoothly, but when is car on i have difficulties to get in 1st and 3rd gear especially on first. what could be the issue and what can i check?

Very well explained, shame I'm useless at mechanics so my car will have to keep its gear change stiffness :-(

Bon travail

I also have a 2006 Ford Fiesta. I did exactly like you, but unfortunately the problem was not solved. That strange noise is still heard when I engage for return. I hope it's not the gearbox, if the noise problem when I try to engage in manual transmission comes from the gearbox, then the car is no longer worth repairing. The repair becomes more expensive than the whole car😢

Super detailed and useful vid, thanks very much! I've got a 2014 Ford Fiesta, North American model. It occasionally has trouble shifting into or out of gear. However, if you pump the clutch or turn the car off and on again, it may shift smoothly. Does it sound like a problem this vid would fix? Cheers!

Hi, great video, really informative so thank you. Carrying out this procedure on my son's car has improved gear shifts from almost impossible to just "stiff". Are mk6 fiestas prone to stiff gear changes generally? I can't work out if there is still some kind of issue, or is it now how it should be. A lot stiffer that any other car or van I've had. I drilled out the bush to 12.5.m so wouldn't want to go any bigger.

@cyclonecyd can you do video on fiest Air conditioner... AC effect is not so cool...

Hi mate, would this solve a notchy feeling going through the gears? I have had the clutch done and new gearbox oil but still feels notchy. Cheers

Hi my issue is first gear is hard to engage , if I waggle the linage at the gear change arm it will then engage easily but then is difficult the next time you try first. All other gears are fine

Just came across your video and I think I found the solution to my weird problem! I drive a fiesta just like that and 80% of the time the gear changing is super easy cause all I drive is 5 miles to work and back! But on long journeys especially when there’s a lot of inclines having to rev the car more than normal! The gear changing becomes a lot stiffer and sometimes needing a little bit of force to get into gear! But there is no gear crunching or grinding sounds! Could this be the solution?

Stiff gear change is that the same as "having to use a bit of force" to put the stick into gears. My gear feels like something is blocking it when putting it in to gear especially first and second gear.

I m having same problem in my Ford ecosport 1.5 Titanium.Can I fix it by the same method as you did here?

Nice video Cyd. I realy love your channel, especialy because i drive Saab 9-3 🙂 I have a question about this video: Is it posible that is the same problem on Mazda 2 with diesel engine from 2008?

Thanks for the video! I’ve ordered a 12.3mm! Mine is only hard to get it into gear when the engine is on. When the engine is off it isn’t stiff. Does that mean that this isn’t the same issue?

Hey, saddly did not find it before. Tool the car to a garage the gear cables were replace, it seems better but now it seems that the shifter lever is not centered correct and to gear into 3rd we have play a bit, not really good. Is there a simple way to center it correct? I am guesing it is one of the cables

Hello sir, i had same problem in my fiesta. Are you available to looking my car. And also can you let me know where you from. Thanks

Hello, would this be the same for a ford fusion 2008? Suddenly today I can't select 3rd/4th and reverse.

Great video! Do you have an advice how to take off the balancer on mtx75?

Would you know what is the problem when the gear stick is STIFF side to side in neutral? Cables or gear shifter ? Any easy ways to eliminate the gear cables or shifter? Looked at the cables on both ends and all look pretty good just little rusty down by gearbox end which is expected… thanks in advance!!

Would you be able to do this for my Fiesta please?

Im having the stiffness problem in my brazilean ecosport mk1 with duratec 2.0 engine. It has the same gearbox (IB5 Plus) but doesnt have any bushing in that pivot LOL that part of the hole is just iron without bronze or plastic bushing. The stifness comes when warm maybe 30mins of engine runing.. perhaps its the clutch but the same problem when warm seems to happend in these fiestas with the same gearbox :/

I need a solution for the exact opposite of what this gear shift is doing in the cover foto

i have the same problem on my 2002 focus tddi

Love to see a fundimentally flawed design carried over to new models, my mk7 is setup almost identically, and is exhibiting the same issue

I'm getting stiff gears but not just forward and backwards, side to side also - Very very stiff makes the car nearly undrivable..could this be the same issue?