Ducati gear shift stiff

[acropolis22]

Gear shift seems really stiff to get across into 5th from 4th. My left arm is aching. Can this be cured somehow, or is it normal? (Cue jokes about seeing a doctor. ) It's a 2017, 150bhp 2.3 engine. Six speed.

 

[phillipsheila]

try this

 

[acropolis22]

try this

Most entertaining.... . And exactly what I was hoping for. Now wait for the flood of pessimists telling me I need a new gearbox.....

 

[The Dotties]

Might be worth changing post to Ducato from a Ducati.
Know nothing about Ducatis, but having said that…….
(Before Silver-Fox jumps in)

 

[Silver-Fox]

Might be worth changing post to Ducato from a Ducati.
Know nothing about Ducatis, but having said that…….
(Before Silver-Fox jumps in)

I’m very mindful of rule one

The Dotties

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[The Dotties]

Didn’t take you long!

 

[Lenny HB]

If cleaning and greasing doesn't work it will probably need new cables they are around £300 a pair.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Didn’t take you long!

I saw it earlier

 

[Dave Scadding]

Whilst lubricating the mechanism may sort out the problem you may want to check the engine and gearbox mountings, Older Ducato’s engine mounts are prone to wear and eventually giving up.

 

[tonyidle]

Hard to understand the fault being a cable. One cable rotates the selector shaft & the other moves it up and down. The shaft is lifted up & down as the lever moves across the gate and rotated to engage the gears. So the rotary movement and therefore the movement of the cable is the same no matter which gears are being shifted.

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[acropolis22]

Might be worth changing post to Ducato from a Ducati.
Know nothing about Ducatis, but having said that…….
(Before Silver-Fox jumps in)

Yeah, autocorrect strikes again. Didn't notice straight away. Too late now, I think. Maybe I'll buy a Ducati in case anyone knows about stiff gear shifts on those?

 

[acropolis22]

Whilst lubricating the mechanism may sort out the problem you may want to check the engine and gearbox mountings, Older Ducato’s engine mounts are prone to wear and eventually giving up.

2017?

 

[Dave Scadding]

Regardless of the year I would be checking those mounts, spraying some WD40 around may not be the answer