Looseness in gear lever

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Hi all, 

Recently I was told that my gear selector is a little loose and that something might need replacing (forgot what exactly). I was wondering where I should start to investigate and whether it would be a job I could tackle myself? Please note, I am still pretty useless at most technical jobs    
I was also curious what the replacement parts might cost, as cash is a wee bit tight at the moment. 

Thanks,

Vinay

On mine I had the same problem. The hemisphere that works on the selector pin is soft material and wears. I tried to get a second hand one, but they are all worn, and I didn't want to buy a whole new expensive assembly. The first photo shows what I had (Its a bit out of focus, but you can see a big hole instead of a slot) Since the pin is only one side I knocked the hemisphere up the stick a little until it was free, rotated it, knocked it back down in position, and sawed a new slot and cleaned it up with a dremel. You just need to take a little care not to oversize the slot else your'e back at square one. In 2026 you might have to do it again