How To Fix Sloppy Shifting - Ford Focus IB5 Transmission
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- If you have a Ford Focus car with the SPI SOHC engine and the IB5 manual transmission, your shift cable collett may have gone bad. It is a common problem, and Ford doesn't make a replacement collett anymore. They require you to buy a whole new shift cable for $147. I made my own replaement shift cable collett for my Ford Focus IB5 manual transmission for less than $7, and it works great. Watch this video to see how to make your own Collett for the IB5 transmission in youir Ford Focus.
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great video
Thanks!
Thanks for this. Came across the same problem in the UK whilst accessing the gearbox oil filler plug. Managed with a 1/4" inch circlip as the next size up in my assortment is 3/8" (typical). The slot in the steel peg is chamfered so the circlip fits well enough- but not perfect. Used a (cut down) roll bar link bush from an old GM/Opel/ Vauxhall which has a perfect hole of around 5/16" (8mm) Much easier to cut hardened rubber bushes if you keep dipping them in water. It helps stop the knife drifting outwards as you cut. Used 'red rubber grease' as being a brake system grease it's fully compatible with rubber. (Very bloody sticky though.)
Great video!!! my focus stoped shifting gears last night (saturday August 25) on the road, had to towed in to my house. ..I was worried that fixing it would be costly and not on time for Monday work... After viewing this video I went out and easily fixed the problem my self :-) two thumbs up! !
I've typed all the dimensions you mentioned into OpenSCAD, and sent it to my 3D printer. First attempt almost fitted like a glove, just adding a quarter of a mm here and there and it should be perfect. Thanks for sharing this video! 😊 Edit: Second attempt it fitted really good with no play at all, the gear lever snaps into the gears really nice. Outer diameter = 16.125mm, inner diameter = 8.4375mm, height = 12.7mm. I'll add some ridge to the part so the cable cannot slide off. Maybe i'll share a Thingiverse item later here. Edit 2: It's on Thingiverse now, title is "Ford Focus Mk1 Zetec 1.6 gear lever cable bushing"
You’re welcome. A 3-D printer is a handy thing to have around.
Thank you for the thingiverse design, used it to fix my car.
Me ha librado de gastarme un dineral ....En un taller entre el kit completo más la mano de obra hubieran sido unos 300 €,así ha sido 0€ puesto que tenía el material en mi caja de herramientas....Me ha sido útil 100% GRACIAS desde España
Hola Juan , te a durado bien el apaño? ,lo isistes tal cual lo muestra en el video??
@@maur1925 de momento sigue ahi...Básicamente lo hice igual,adapte una arandela de goma con el interior metálico que tenia a la medida adecuada y después le puse una arandela prisionero y arreglado...De momento sin pegas y todo OK 👍
I hope you get this comment... I used this method to fix my loose shifter this morning. It worked like a charm. Thanks for the video... it really helped.
You're welcome. I'm glad it worked for you.
Thanks for the video. Most useful. Was driving my '03 Focus and the cable slipped off the pin. Managed to drive on home in 4th. The original collet/bushing was completely perished, just a few bits left lying around. Followed you instructions and was back on the road in no time.
You’re welcome. I didn’t know how many people would watch this video when I made it. I figured there just be a few people like you who have the same transmission and the same problem. I’m glad I could help.
The grommets from the shifter base worked out for me, I used a vacuum plug for the center and a washer under the e clip. She's a rough on engagement while vacuum plug wears in.
Thank you very much for your great video. Just in case you want to get the original rubber bushing for that, it is Ford P/N AN15-7H401-AB. Well, in reality it is a replacement for the cable terminal but you can transfer the bushing to your shift cable. It's an idea.
EcoSportMéxico Thanks. When I asked my local Ford dealer, they found the part number in the computer but told me it's discontinued and I can't have it. That's OK though. My custom bushing is working great.
Good work! Mine has a problem IB5 like yours, but sensation is stiff and clunky instead (like a dry box, despite being filled with new correct grade oil by mechanic). I also oiled up the parts under the gaiter (improved a bit). So now I know where the cover is under the car, thanks to your vid, I'll investigate linkage etc. further...
Thank you for this, I just used your solution on my 1998 Hyundai Elantra, I used the shock absorber, but I had to slice in half it was too thick, there was already a washer a retainer and metal ring... the rubber was gone , I use brick to sand down the shock absorber to size, stuff the ring in the middle and place the absober and ring in the hole of the cable. I cap it off with the washer and then catcher.. It now shift into first gear like it was new. Thank you again.
You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.
Thank you my friend.
I fixed my focus ecxactly the same way.
The thickness of the pastic part of the cable,
is 10mm, the same is the thickness of the rubber ring.
You can create a rubber ring too, cutting a 10mm piece
of a rubber tube of 16mm diameter.
+Tero Xra You're welcome. I'm glad you got it fixed.
Got a Fiesta Max un Venezuela....thanks for the video very well done and instructions so clear....BEST regards
Glad it helped
Holy crap, I just realized all these videos you made were from all the parts that failed on your crappy Focus, which I have the exact same one in dark bird-poo green. I hope all these things don't fail me now. Thanks for the videos though!
I hope you have the zetec engine instead of the one I have. The split lot single cam engine is famous for dropping valve seats and blowing up. You will probably need to replace motor mounts soon, but that is cheap and easy to do.
***** I wish, I have the same junk motor as your car.
The engine is well designed except for the valve seats. If you put a rebuilt head on it, it will go another 100,000 miles. If you don't replace the head, don't rev it too high. It is a time bomb.
Boy do these dohc engines idle like shit. 105hp gets down. Hope this is my ticking when coasting and not going into park sometimes. Hammer down no issues. Lol I'll take a half million mile Buick
Thumbs down for me this is stick. Hoping it's not diff ring gear chip
Really helpful had exactly the same problem but after using da same procedure in the video saved me bit of money.
Glad I could help.
Thanks for your video ford Australia want $316 Dollars for the replacement parts but fixed it for $2.50 and 1 hour labour from me and it is fixed working great. Thanks very much for your help. Cheers Rob
You're welcome. I'm glad I could save you some money. It isn't right that they force you to buy a giant cable that is difficult to install when all you really need is a cheap little piece of rubber or plastic.
thanks very much for this!! I just fixed my Ford Fiesta that had the exact same problem only worse because of the location and position (vertical) the cable kept coming out and it was impossible to drive. Because of your video I was able to know what to do in my garage and save over 200 euros for sure. Only one thing; I did it spending 1,60 euros:-) Thanks again!!
You're welcome. Mine still works great, so it is a permanent fix.
This, sir, was a fantastic video. I've just recently bought an 08 focus 1.6 zetec tdci, which needs a lot of love and care, and this just happened to be a video I came across while doing some digging, and I think I want to have your babies. Thank you very much, its the simplest things that make the biggest differences isn't it! :)
+Robert Brown You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. When I made this video I hoped people like you would find it. Ford parts department was no help in getting me a new rubber bushing, so I figured I'd invent one. Old Ford Focuses are the best deal in used cars. They are good little cars, and people are always selling them really cheap.
Thank you!It appears a short segment of rubber fuel hose would make a suitable grommet as well
Yes. That will probably work.
I own a Mondeo (Contour in the US) I always tel people if your Ford is older than 10 years it gets its name change to a Ford discontinued, because every time I phone the agents for a part they tell me its discontinued. Thank for the video have to go fix a old ladies Focus now that I know what to do.
+Johan Smith You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.
If I can add this. As an emergency fix, while waiting for a new bush and c clip. I used a piece of rubber lpg gas pipe. Outside size is 15mm, the bore is 8mm, then fitted a metal washer and small cable tie to retain it on the shaft...
Thanks
Thanks for the video, I just did this yesterday, and it worked very well. UK Ford Focus mark 2, 2011 MY with 1.8 litre Duratec HE 16v Twin Cam engine and IB5 gearbox.
You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help you get your car fixed.
What a brilliant fix, thank you so much for this youtube video. Was able to fix my car for such a cheap price. Thank you!!
You’re welcome
This rubber part is available in India. same part is used for Ford Figo. Its available in Boodmo website. I replaced it in my car today.
Thanks for the great video. Lex Brodie wanted $360 to repair because they could only order the whole shifter assembly. save $$$
You’re welcome
Just started changing my girlfriends gearbox on a 2000 1.8l Focus zetec (UK), it has the same type of connection, has a rubber collet in that white plastic hole which push fits onto the pin.
how about a piece of 5/16 hose for the bushing?
or i think lowes has various poly bushings in their hardware bins
So good so good
Great video and cheap fix, would a loose connection like this cause a false neutral trying to get reverse gear
Thanks
It could.
Great Video. FYI, Fiesta Zetec (1.4, 1.6) do have the same gearbox and same issue. it just screwed up my today. Aliexpress, 3 bucks (or punds) part...
Thanks
That transmission shifts so much better than the getrag in my svt.
Had the same issue on my '04 focus. Did the exact same thing. Here's to hoping that it says functional!
Rusty Reckman Mine has been good since I posted the video. I believe it is a permanent fix.
perfect! cant wait to try it on my 5 speed zx3 it popped off while beating a honda the other day lol
2009 ford focus se. Check engine and maintenance wrench on. Cleaned throttle body and replace power steering pressure switch. Not shifting pass third gear and now speedometer not moving.
+Cory P Not sure about the problem getting stuck in third gear, but the vehicle speed sensor is what sends the signal to the speedometer. They're pretty easy to replace on this car.
***** thanks bro. Ill try that. This car has all kinds of issues. The mileage reading and fuel miles to empty reading sometimes goes blank as im driving, and i get a "tire pressure monitor fault" reading. Is all that tied to one component?
Thanks. Fix in 30 minutes. The rubber bushing can be replaced by a piece of rubber hose similar to that carried by the refrigerant system. More economical impossible ....
You’re welcome. Yes any reasonably tough round piece of rubber will work.
Improving is the best! Love it
Improvising*
This should save me some money. Thank you!
I just need a e clip my rubber is there but in two pieces and falling off every time I put it on. Mine is a 2001 focus so this shift lever is on the side not top
a bit of fuel pipe would have done that...good video, good detail..
Thank you so much .. To help me solve the problem I had and you helped me a lot thank you ... because I have the same car.
Thanks for the video :) Nice job!
+PARZOLek You're welcome.
Thank you very much for this idea !!!! Excellent job. I made something similar to yours and it worked.
You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.
Thanks from Hungary!! :)
You’re welcome
Awesome video! I can now fix my 1000 buck SVT Contour!!!
I'm glad I could help.
Hey, Thanks for the great video! I'm having a hard time locating where you are though. Is this directly under the battery box, on the driver's side?
+Mike Mich I think so, but it was a long time ago, and I don't have the car anymore. If you go under it and have someone move the shift lever well you were under there, you will hear where it is.
awesome! found it last night with my buddy. I appreciate it!
thanks a mil-saved a lot of money
You’re welcome.
thank you. same problem. great fix.
+Kellie Naden You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.
Do you know what it's called when the Shifter won't return to center neutral? It moves freely from left to right. I can shift like normal, but when i exit the gear and go into neutral, its just loose. Any ideas? thanks man
small mistake here guys, Appears that some zetec SE focus do have the IB5, I think you can just ID it cos it has these cables at the front under a plastic cover, whereas the mtx75 has the shifting cables going in differently and a different oil fill plug which isn't under a plastic cover.
thank you very much champion from Argentina !!!
+Juan Manuel Salas You're welcome.
Does anyone here have an idea on whats wrong with my ford fiesta gear shiftng? While driving in motorway, i suddenly heard a loud sound like tiny ballon poping off( i was not shifting gear at that time. After driving 30 mins or so i could not put gearstick in first gear. This problem is not frequent but happens time to time in first, second and even reverse gear. Any idea on this guys?
I will put some oil in do I fill right up or do I fill 10 from the filler hole
Nice job I like your idea very informative.
Thanks.
Thanks for the video . How long did the repair last?
At least a couple of years. I ended up selling the car, and it was working great then too.
BRO, I HAPPENED TO BUST A MOTOR MOUNT 1 DAY, RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHEELING RUBBER! A EMPLOYEE CAME OUTSIDE,STARTED TALKING TO ME & SAVED THE DAY! HE SAID, HOLD ON, & HE WENT N2 THE BUILDING & RETREIVED A PIECE OF RUBBER & WE TWEEKED IT VERY LITTLE & IT FIT PERFECTLY!!! WHEELING RUBBER & 1 OF THEIR EMPLOYEE'S SAVED MY ASS THAT DAY & I WILL NEVER FORGET IT!!! JUST GET A RUBBER BUSHING & CARVE IT 2 FIT!!! & THEN I WATCHED THE VID & U DID!!! HA, KUDO"S
I'm a bit late but clever solve! Use the money you saved to get yourself a proper leaf blower to get the leafs back where they belong.
Thanks.
that was a very good video, I feel that i have the same problem with my 2005 ford focus. I was driving and it popped out of gear, when i shifted it felt loose like nothing was holding it. So this weekend I will look at the transmission gear box and hope it is that and not the transmission. If it is the collet i will fix it the way you did yours, is your's still performing great after the fix it job you did?
Bro do u fix the problem like this? Cuzmy focus 2004 pop out of gear 5
hi. since you fixed that. still working normally. thanks.
Yes. It still works great.
Hey good video. I have done what you said but my problem is i can not keep the gear stick in 4th 5th or reverse...
Rebekah Dennis Maybe something is broken inside the gearbox.
Synchro has gone, new gearbox I’m afraid
Thanks for the video best regards tony ruff
This is pretty cool... I have this problem with my 2014 ford fusion. different shifter cable but maybe I can do something similar. Part is on national back order -___-
I hope you can figure something out to fix it. This method will probably work.
Zip ties for now
Hello I'm from the uk I have a 2004 focus ib5 gearbox. My car gets stuck in 5th gear it seams to only happen when I'm on a long journey the problem happens when I'm changing down from 5th it's that bad that the lever gets stuck in 5th and won't move out I have to stop the car and wait for about 30 seconds then I can put it back in neutral and start off again. I scares me as it only happens about twice a year and not all the time any advice would be a great help thanks tony
where is the oil drain plug? in these transmissions. please ford fiesta 2005 Mt
I was just made aware of this - we do have a bushing that fits this at www.boogerbushings.com. Same ID, same OD, same dimension on the "lip" that we mold into the ID to fit that steel pin. Our bushings are a Shore 90A durometer polyurethane. You need just one of our small bushings for $7 including shipping in the US. Hope this also helps some folks save some money over buying a new cable assembly.
That's great! Way better than buying the whole assembly.
Foi um trabalho muito bem feito parabéns✌
yes, i'm repairing my gearbox right now. It is a 1999 1,8 zetech engine and mounted on a Ib5 gearbox. :-)
Great video!
could try having a look at "overclockers uk forum" shows a fiesta 1.4? mite be paragraph 9 down, with sticking gears........ but only when been driven for a while.... ok when cold. its a bad design of ford, basically needs at least a clean and a greasing ( maybe a strip down of the linkage arm shifter due to it having a Bush inside,, sometimes no bush... that dries up when hot ) with high melting point grease or similar. this might help.
hi have this problem whith my Crysler stratus do you think that can make the car don t move
+Emmanuel Nnemete Maybe, if it feels like nothing is connected when you move the shifter.
Thanks you very much you saved my 3000 Rs.
You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.
Breakers yard?
My 06 focus has this problem I think. However I can't access this easily as I thought . It is under the battery , so I removed the battery and plastic casing but there is a aluminum or metal casing . Anyway to remove that?
***** I don't know. I've only worked on the 2001 model.
Thanks for the video. Can you tell me where I would find this on a 2005 Ford Focus? Under battery? Under fuse box?
Yours has a different type of transmission but it should be in a similar place. Crawl under the car and have someone shift through the gears with the engine turned off. Look for a cable moving, and listen to for the sound of gears shifting, and you will find it. It will be under the car, attached to the engine.
Nice video man
Thanks tha help ful video
You’re welcome
I have the exactly issue but with the Z tech engine, any ideas ?
+jonathan zidan follow the cable. If you have somebody move the table by shifting gears well you were under the car, you can probably find where it hooks up to the transmission. I bet it is very similar to my car.
hoohoohoblin yeah it's the exactly same idea but it's different and bigger, the cable popped out and I put it back but it's very loose and it popped out again so I have to build it same what you did , like as said same idea but bigger and different
Thanks for this video. I was looking for my fill plug location on my IB5 transmission and notice the gearshift cable was missing the collet. Defiantly going to replace this as soon as I figure how remove the filler plug and refill without having to remove the cables. Any suggestions? Thanks
I don’t have the car anymore, but I did have to put oil in the transmission. I think I used a squeeze bottle, like a gear oil bottle, with the hose stuck into the top of it and was able to squeeze and pump oil into the transmission.
@@hoohoohoblin Thanks. I bought it new in 2000 and never had the fluid changed. I hope replacing with new collet and fluid will get it back 100%. Still have the factory clutch so maybe it will help. You are a MacGyver of auto my friend!
should it be the same in an automatic transmission ?
Yes. Similar.
Just curious, i watched this video anyway, i have a slightly different car, i have a 2003 Zetec 1.8, curious on what your actual problem was, envious on how good your gear changing was hence the reply., i sometimes have to "Force" my first gear, more so when cold i think, the other gears are really easy, (Feels like it just slides in, no Pressure needed (Can change gear with 2 fingers..)) sometimes it "misses" Reverse" though, would this problem be in the same area as yours or am i totally off base?
Mine was a little bit hard to shift when I first bought the car, and I found out that the oil level in the transmission was really low. I added oil, and it got a lot better. Your car has a different model of transmission than mine, but you should check the oil level, and also look at the linkage, where the shifter cable attaches to the transmission and see if there is a missing bushing or anything else strange. Mine shifts great after I built and installed the bushing for it.
i thought your description said 2000 focus,sorry ill look a little further.
your the man
+Pure Fate Thanks.
you think this would work for an Automatic??
Were are you working at? What location is that on the car?
Underneath the car close to the passenger seat. If you go under the car while someone else moves the shifter around, you can hear it and find it.
Thank you for your replay,
I have ford focus MK1 1600 CC. could you please tell me which one did you order?
thanks
ניב שמר I don't remember, and I don't have the package anymore. If you measure the diameter of the shift shaft and go to an auto parts store, yo can ask for a shock absorber bushing with that size hole, and they will find one for you.
Good evening and thank you for your video. would like to ask my own shifter shaking up down when I have gear but all gears normally enters without problems. might be caused to that shown;
Yes. Something is loose, and it is probably a worn bushing.
***** Thanks for the quick reply. i will open the lid from below to look
***** thank you my car is fixed perfectly and i understand the process exactly. thanks again
You're welcome. I'm glad you got it working.
Thanks man 💪💪💪👍👍👍
You’re welcome
thanks very much for this :D
daniel martinez You're welcome.
Cool video
Thanks
I have the same problem but te end of the cable is a plastic almost square thing, what can i use? Mine is a 2006 focus.
+lisandroflo I bet you could use the same type of shock absorber mount that I used, but cut it into a square with a razor knife.
+lisandroflo Fill up the hole in the plastic with sicaflex or something. Let it dry, cut of the excess and then drill a hole for the stud ;)
Of course you have to make sure that it dryes away from the stud...
Is this the same transmission for the 06 focus ZX3 S ?
I don’t know. This one is from 2001, so you could look up and see if it’s the same one. Model number is IB5.
Size of the e clip?
I don’t remember, and I don’t have the car anymore. You’ll have to look for one that fits. I bet different cars have different sized knobs.
hi I found the filler cap but not the drain. where is?
BELHASSEN bill There is no drain plug on my car, which is a Ford Focus with the IB-5 transmission. Ford says you never have to change the oil. Just keep it topped up. Sounds like a bad idea to me, but that's how they designed it. Mine has 142,000 miles on it and still shifts fine.
***** hmmm ok thx :)
Well thansk for showing me where exactly this was located. best side of vehicle to approach it from. did you have to remove a tire. did you have to jack it up..... ? come on buddy
Jacob Schmid You have to jack up the car. It is on the front of the engine, on the driver's side.
It was like 1 am but I went out with a flash light and found it. it was very easy to get to. no need to jack up mine. pulled the case cover of and boom, there it was a snapped linkage. this will be my next project.
thanks for your vid
Hi I for some reason cannot find this part on my car I have a 2003 2.3 liter SE focus can someone tell me where this is
That engine has a different transmission than mine. Go under the car and look and listen while someone in the car shifts it through the gears. Do this with the engine turned off, and you will hear and see where it is connected.
***** I think my gear connection to the motor has jumped off. It's stuck in second gear. I know i have to look for some long stick that's jumped off some hook thing, but how can i find it when I can't change gears? I have a Ford Focus DL 2001.
orielys has cable linkage bushing kits normally hiddeninthe back also is there any fluid in that thing swear i could hear an echo
+tbirdpimp07 It was about a quart low. This gearbox was designed with no drain plug, and only a filler hole, so I had to siphon out the old and fill it up.
my mtx75 i looked for the drain for a while finally looked it up online if ya ever have it out and apart might wanna put a plug for draining wonder what theyll come up with next
ok thanks
Where is this part located? I've been trying to find it.
You mean where to buy one? The Ford dealer only sells a shift Collett as part of the cable. I’m not a part store might be able to sell you one separately. The parts are used in the video came from the help section of the store. It was just a rubber shock absorber pushing.
@@hoohoohoblin I'm actually talk about the location of this part, I have a 2015 Ford Focus and it seems the gear shifter cable is off but I'm not sure where exactly is the gear shifters cable at. I heard it's under the intake or underneath the car. I just need some help verifying it before I do anything.
where is it located?
Down under the car at the front of the transmission. If your car is a different model, you can have somebody move the shifter around while you crawl into the car and look for it.
WISH MY 03 FUCUS ZETEC WAS A 6 SPEED!!! WONDER IF A IB5 TRANS WOULD BOLT UP 2 A ZETEC? I WANT TO SWAP MY AUTO TO A MANUAL!!! I WANT A 5DR SVT!!! SO I WILL TAKE SVT PARTS & INSTALL ON MY SE 4DR & IT WILL BE A KNOCK OFF SLEEPER!!! 1DAY WHEN I HAVE A NEWER CAR, I WILL ADD A LS OR A SHO 3.0 & IT WILL SCREAM!
+D.j. B thanks. IB5 transmission doesn’t fit the Zetec motor, but I know there is a 6-speed manual transmission specially made for the Zetec that you can get. It would probably be difficult and expensive to install it, but you could do it.
Its has a duratec 2.0 engine is automatic
Nice
Thanks!