Guest Savage Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi guys, The wife has been moaning now for some time that when she changes into gear if feels incredibly hard to slot in, sometimes impossible. When selecting reverse theres a feeling of the car being "hit" by something and a clunk noise. When I took the car out, it seemed absolutely fine when driven normally, but when I tried to change gears quickly (off slip roads gaining speed onto main A/M's), it did seem to have resistance but when I popped back to neutral and slowly changed, it was fine. Is this a clutch issue or gearbox? It's tempting to put my complete '94 engine into hers and upgrade to an RS for mine, but thats a lot of effort if it's something that can be fixed cheap and quick. Cheers Savage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest planetrover Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 sound like i clutch problem to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 i agree, i reckon clutch issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cabbytech Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Agreed,either clutch or a broken gearbox/engine rubber mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondd78 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 a freind had same sort of problem with his 1.6si turned out it was the gear linkage riviets where they link to the gearbox had worn to excess ive replaced them for him all his gears are spot on now maybe worth a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lips2k8 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 this happend to my mk5a a month back... turns out the box was shot, I replaced box with a salvage unit but that was duff too so I have gave up now and am replacing the box and engine with rs2000 parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 had this on a mk1 golf gti i used to own......turned out to be the gear linkage worn out.i wouldnt get 3rd or reverse.old clio,s have this issue as well as me mate couldnt get reverse lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Took it down to "Mr Clutch" in Portsmouth for them to check it out. Didn't understand a lot of what he said, but seems a summary is: clutch shot, the oil seal on gearbox has gone which has coated the clutch in oil which in turn means flywheel slipping and creating hotspots. Pretty sure he said something about bearings but not 100%. Took to my local garage who were quopting obscene amounts plus VAT, back to Mr Clutch and in theory, 2 days time and £444.93 lighter, the wife gets her car back. Thanks for your advice guys. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 ouch, pricey, and just before crimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 ouch, pricey, and just before crimbo thats gotta put a dent in ya wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.