What 4 speed gearbox has my lotus elan sprint got in?

[PeterG]

Hi question as above, what 4 speed box ihave I got in my 1971 Elan Sprint. I ask because the gear lever is pissed! I can waggle it around from left to right and when i pop it in gear i have to cetralise the stick and carefully select the gears. The gears go in perfectly but it's the sloppyness I would like to get rid of.
Anyone else experienced this?
Any help on this would be appreciated.
Regards Pete.

[elanfan1]

Suspect it might just be the plastic cup that holds the stick mechanism in place needs screwing down. Remove the gaiter and see if it's tight or not.

[Mazzini]

or the bush at the bottom of the lever has broken.

[PeterG]

Thanks gents,I'll take a look when the weather picks up as she's tucked away in the car coon..

[reb53]

And don't go driving until you've fixed it or, like me, you might have a 100 mile trip ahead of you with a car stuck in, ( fortunately in my case ), top gear.

Lucky it wasn't 1st..........

Ralph.