Gear linkage slop

[Rusty Nuts]

My 2012 glee has a disgracefully low mileage, yet the gear linkage seems to be in self-destruct mode. I noticed a rattle in France that I took to be the chain, then thought it was the clutch, turns out the lower "rose joint" is massively sloppy. The lower main stud has a surprising amount of "gobble" ( technical term in Yorkshire ) as well. These two together produce a worrying "death rattle" when at certain revs that had me prodding and poking all over, looking for bits that might be about to fall off.  I've not put a grease nipple on that like some do, but it is clean and greased. Has anyone else had issues with these things wearing quickly?

[joderest]

My Wee, all be it at 40,000 odd, has the same issue, sloppy on the shaft. I put a single wrap of insulating tape round the shaft, greased it and it does improve, for a while and then have to do it again.
I think it is the alloy gear shift wearing out on the steel shaft

[wurzel]

I had a sloppy shaft on my raptor gear change, bored out the lever hole, turned up a phosphur bronze bush for it,and it's spot on now.

[Playsatan]

My 06 commuter has pretty epic give in the linkage but it no surprise given the use it's seen.  40 miles a day in stop start traffic mean it probably sees up to a 800 - 1000 shifts a day, 5 days a week, 47 weeks a year. For the last 8 years. That's a awful lot.

I've given up trying to tighten it up and have just adapted to it. I can't imaging the bike without it now.

[Rusty Nuts]

Most of my movement is in the lower cheapo imitation rose joint. Disappointing, and not readily replaceable.