Squeak coming from gearbox/gearstick
 

All of a sudden one day I am getting this squeaking noise coming from the gearbox/gear stick of my 1988 Mercedes 300TE.

If I hold the gear and move it slightly, the noise either stops or is suppressed.
It is not a grinding noise and is affected by road surface, not engine speed. I can physically feel the stick thumping and vibrating over bad surfaces. It squeaks constantly all the time.

Any ideas what it could be?

I woulld suspect engine and or tranny mounts bad, allowing the engine tranny unit to move and bind aganist the shift mechanism or rod(s).

Tom W

Tranny mount!

John1

Ok thanks guys. Can these mounts be accessed easily or will I have to remove the tranny?

A worn shifter bushing can mimic the same type of squeaking if I recall from personal experience. It's a small inexpensive part...I would try that first.