SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Hope you have a good 'un today, mate. A lovely day for it. 
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Weather is epic thanks chaps!
thanks chaps!I think its safe to say I also have the CS race car curse that is going around at the moment......
Half a lap in went to put it in fifth and the gears have ejected themselves from the box and sheared the metal gearbox mount the lot! For the half lap before I went for 5th the car felt epic! Lol
Doh
Half a lap in went to put it in fifth and the gears have ejected themselves from the box and sheared the metal gearbox mount the lot! For the half lap before I went for 5th the car felt epic! Lol
Doh
Clio172cup rally car
Proper gutted for you James! I feel your pain.Me and gearboxes don't mix either!! Hopefully it's not a too costly fix and gripper sort it for you!
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Not sure what to say really... ouch? Obviously I'm gutted for you mate. Bummer.
Obviously I'm gutted for you mate. Bummer.
182cup & 172 racecar
Are we all cursed this year?
Gutted for you mate, strange how we was chatting about 5th gears yesterday.......
Russ Rallye
ClioSport Club Member
Sorry to hear this James, you've certainly been through the mill with your gearbox(s) I'm terrified of taking mine out now due to the pre season cs curse! Hope you get sorted out mate, be interesting to see what the fault is that's cause that damage anyway.
Russ
Russ
Thanks guys Well got the car back to base and done some stripping down and now have found the cause of the problem, It seems the new pinion shaft that was made over winter to replace the old one that was missing a tooth had a flaw in the material as the bit 5th gear bolts onto has just sheared clean off. I’ve watched the video and the second I take my foot of the clutch you hear a bang and lose drive. That was the first time 5th gear had been engaged on that shaft.
Best of luck for the mapping
Well got the car back to base and done some stripping down and now have found the cause of the problem, It seems the new pinion shaft that was made over winter to replace the old one that was missing a tooth had a flaw in the material as the bit 5th gear bolts onto has just sheared clean off. I’ve watched the video and the second I take my foot of the clutch you hear a bang and lose drive. That was the first time 5th gear had been engaged on that shaft. Haha no time to mess around warming tyres up
Didn’t even realise 5th gear has a circlip tbd Morgan but this dog box seems to be a totally different design to the normal JC5 gear set
Yes i’m glad it didn’t hit my brake lines or it would have flown through them, the damage that one gear has done to the gearbox mounts, bolts and even dented the chassis leg... Mental!
Best of luck for the mapping
Since the end of 2012 thankfully the car has been perfect other than gearbox issues and I’ve certainly made up for it with those haha!
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
No mate it's a torq headed bolt for the gear on one shaft and a 27mm nut on the other.
So it is, I can picture it now. The nuts over a hollow shaft iirc. I have only had the covers off once.
Same sentiment stands though, I was hoping it was the securing device that had let go but it transpires its the whole shaft that's let go
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah that's it mate. I've had one in bits tonight for synchros funnily enough! Lol!So it is, I can picture it now. The nuts over a hollow shaft iirc. I have only had the covers off once.
Same sentiment stands though, I was hoping it was the securing device that had let go but it transpires its the whole shaft that's let go
Yeah it's certainly looking that way isn't it.
182cup & 172 racecar
And this is all done by Gripper?
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah pretty much mate. It's either a manufacturing defect in the materials or a malfunction inside the gearbox causing it to lock up and snap the weak link. All imo of course tony.
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
Ooft. Proper job that. Sorry to see James.
I hope mine doesn't do the same, although mine is set up nowhere near as aggressively as yours I believe. Poor
show from Gripper though.
I hope mine doesn't do the same, although mine is set up nowhere near as aggressively as yours I believe. Poor
show from Gripper though.
Haha no just a very nice garage one of my friends has kindly let me use now my house with garages has sold.
Yes exactly first time into the gear
doh! Yes mate it's the gripper box so they make everything other than the casing
Yours won't mate, mine is the full straight cut dogbox where as yours still uses the Renault shaft
Yes can't quite believe how bad it is!
No although I have have use of it thanks to one of my friends very kindly
it's pretty epic
182cup & 172 racecar
We are not having much luck are we James. Bl00dy cars.
I’m still 100% its an issue with the shaft the rest of the box was and still is mint and its just 5th
No we are not mate
On a brighter note this means my engine is coming out of the car so if you get stuck for Rockingham you are welcome to borrow mine and we can just flash the map onto your ECU and away you go.
182cup & 172 racecar
Ah, good thinking Batman.
Thanks for the offer James, I'll see how I ge on.
Thanks for the offer James, I'll see how I ge on.
No worries let me know sooner rather than later if you are likely to need it as have a few tweaks I was planning for it so knowing our luck you would call me the day I pull it apart lol!
Thanks mate,
Yes to be fair to Gripper they have been great from day 1, the crown wheel and pinion is a complete one off so they have to be made specially each time and Gripper sounded as gutted as I was to have the issue so fair play to them. It will get sorted out and in the meantime i’ve got stuff to be getting on with the car anyway so all is good
182cup & 172 racecar
Best you carry on then James, I'm on holiday for 2 weeks as of Monday, then that leaves me a week before the 1st race. I do have a spare standard engine sat in the workshop if all else fails.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Have been lacking motivation to pull the car apart again for the gearbox out but I'm heading up near Coventry this weekend so made sense to get the box out and take it upto gripper.
Getting really quick at taking it out now I think with a second pair of hands 30 mins is achievable!
Not sure what the plans are now really, the car is going down to Puremotorsport at some point soon for them to fit their new adjustable top mounts. After that I'm not sure as the gearbox will take at least 2 months to be fixed I think so probably will put a std gearbox in for a while along with another engine with the 421's in.
I'm getting a head done and going for a set of 423's for my current engine so that will go back in once the gearbox is done and after the road trip to Le Mans.
Just want to drive it really pretty fed up of looking at it every day and not using it.
Getting really quick at taking it out now I think with a second pair of hands 30 mins is achievable!
Not sure what the plans are now really, the car is going down to Puremotorsport at some point soon for them to fit their new adjustable top mounts. After that I'm not sure as the gearbox will take at least 2 months to be fixed I think so probably will put a std gearbox in for a while along with another engine with the 421's in.
I'm getting a head done and going for a set of 423's for my current engine so that will go back in once the gearbox is done and after the road trip to Le Mans.
Just want to drive it really pretty fed up of looking at it every day and not using it.
Nice garage!
Nice tiny little corner of the garage you mean, lol.
It's a shame James probably wont share pictures of the rest of it, its epic and its all his own work!
yep... its amazing garage and I LOVE it!
Thanks very much james for all your hard work building me my dream man cave!
Shame you wont post pics, its proper proper awesome!
Not yet, Nick is going to be test fitting them on mine and then they will be available so I guess around a month till they are available and will give LOTS of adjustment
Haha yes its an amazing place to work in
I’m very lucky Porkie lets me keep my shed of a car there!Haha a pleasure as ever
Its pretty cool lol!
