No gearbox

[Carbonraider]

Last night i was driving home from a mates with no problems atall! Until i come to a junction were i had to stop. When pulling away from the junction it was fine through first but when i shifted to 2nd and released the clutch the car just rev'd. I tried changing through the gears but still there was no power getting to the wheels. When pulled over i could select every gear even reverse without using the clutch but still would not move!!! Can all cs members please help.
Thanking you in advance!!
Cal

 

[Nickharding]

Think your box is ruined mate, was there any bang or grinding or anything when it happened?

 

[santoz]

release bearing?

amazing the amount of people who don't change this when their changing their clutch!

 

[Greeny.]

circlip gone perhaps?

 

[not normal dan]

sounds like circlip tbh i had this on me mates 1.8 16v not a bad job to do bits cost me bout 7 quid from dealer

 

[Nickharding]

Could be this, but surely he shouldn't be able to select gears without the clutch?, not all of them anyway?

 

[not normal dan]

when i had this problem on the one i was repairing you could put it in first an let clutch up an leave it nothing would happen no stall or anything

 

[TimR26]

It's the clutch, same happened to me with my last car.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

try and drive off as normal if the speedo goes up through the gears then its the circlip failed in the box easy fix

 

[tomtom172]

hi mate the same thing happend to me last week and it was my spacer and circlip in the gear box its only £8 for the 2 of them from renault easy to fix took me 20 mins

 

[drhowser]

It's the clutch, same happened to me with my last car.

i'd have said clutch too if i had to guess.

 

[oli123]

hi mate.It could be the clutch or the gear box has gone i don't think it is the release bearing because you wouldn't t be able to engage any gear.

cheers

 

[not normal dan]

your best stripping the passenger side shaft out then you will know for certain if its the circlip an washer but it deffintley sounds that way from my past experience

 

[Carbonraider]

Thanks to all who replied your help has been very greatfull. I will strip the passenger side shaft down as the majority have said and will let you all know how i get on
Cheers guys
Cal

 

[not normal dan]

also put ya fingers inside box cause i had to fish the bits out off circlip an washer but certainly sounds like it is the circlip an its a cheap quick fix

 

[Sean6545]

When you do put the new shim and circlip in it might not stay in for long. Normally its new box time.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

also put ya fingers inside box cause i had to fish the bits out off circlip an washer but certainly sounds like it is the circlip an its a cheap quick fix

ditto!

 

[not normal dan]

When you do put the new shim and circlip in it might not stay in for long. Normally its new box time.

I was told this when I was carrying out this job on a mk 1 valver but I was informed that if this was the case I should pop a couple of spot welds round the circlip but like I said I didn't have any further probs once done