Help !no 1st gear after fitting dog bone mount

[ross-lakin]

Hi all
so early tonight I fitted a dog bone mount that I brought of a member on here , jus went out an it was fine , went in the shop , came out and went to accelerate off hard n the was a clunk , I thought it had jus popped out of Gear but when I tried putting it back in there was nothing , every other gear is working.

Any ideas ?
Please don't tell me its the gear box

 

[rollerdan]

Maybe disturbed the linkage apon fitting ?

 

[ross-lakin]

Maybe disturbed the linkage apon fitting ?

Im not too sure I did everything as it said in the guide on here

 

[Dan519]

check the bolts are still there in the dogbone, or that they've not loosened right off

 

[ross-lakin]

check the bolts are still there in the dogbone, or that they've not loosened right off

Yep still there and tight

 

[Dan519]

best check the upper mounts are where they're meant to be and not falling apart then

 

[ross-lakin]

best check the upper mounts are where they're meant to be and not falling apart then

Where are they situated lol ? N would this only effect 1st gear as every other gear is fine

 

[Russ_16v]

Agree with Danny, there are 2 top mounts, one under the battery tray, but easier to check the other one, which is on the drivers side by the top inner wing, do some searches on hear about engine mounts and you will see what to do et

 

[ross-lakin]

Agree with Danny, there are 2 top mounts, one under the battery tray, but easier to check the other one, which is on the drivers side by the top inner wing, do some searches on hear about engine mounts and you will see what to do et

Wouldn't of thought it would of been my top engine mount as I changed this recently, the bit I don't understand is how would a mount stop 1st gear only , I can get it in gear an everything but when I let the clutch out nothing happens

 

[Russ_16v]

It could be the engine has moved slightly enough to not allow you to push it in gear enough to take drive although it feels like it is in gear.

It could well be the top mount if you didnt do it up tight enough?

Also could have knocked the linkage but doubtfull if you say you have driven it a little bit and it was ok

 

[ross-lakin]

It could be the engine has moved slightly enough to not allow you to push it in gear enough to take drive although it feels like it is in gear.

It could well be the top mount if you didnt do it up tight enough?

Also could have knocked the linkage but doubtfull if you say you have driven it a little bit and it was ok

Just checked top engine mount and it seems to be fine not loose or anything

 

[Rob]

I reckon linkage, you can easily lose first if it moves a bit.

You need one man under the car, then you in the car, move the linkage, try to get all gears, repeat.

 

[ross-lakin]

I reckon linkage, you can easily lose first if it moves a bit.

You need one man under the car, then you in the car, move the linkage, try to get all gears, repeat.

Tried this earlier still no success

 

[DannyR]

Did you put the bolts back in the right way?

If not the bolt will be blocking the linkage from going over.

 

[ross-lakin]

Did you put the bolts back in the right way?

If not the bolt will be blocking the linkage from going over.

i put them back in the way they came out

 

[DannyR]

Good good! I had that problem and it kept hitting!

 

[Scrooge]

So if you had one person under the car and one in it you must of seen where first was having issues, what could you see?

 

[ross-lakin]

So if you had one person under the car and one in it you must of seen where first was having issues, what could you see?

Yeh its not engaging , if the person pushes the arm from undeneath then it engages and the wheels start spinning ,
took it to my local mechanic earlier he spent ages on it playng around with the linkage and still nothing
He could get me 1st gear back but then i lost reverse gear ,
really have no idea what the problem is

 

[ross-lakin]

someone must of had the same prob surely

 

[Rob]

OK so if you got first, but lost reverse, you haven't killed the box. I'm still going with linkage. It's a two man job as said, and does take patience.

 

[fishmitten]

linkage, retrace your steps mate until you get first back .

 

[ross-lakin]

took the linkage off and tried to put it manually in first via the lever on the gearbox and it just wont engage properly , if i push really hard on it the wheels start to spin but i can stop them with my hand