help!! gearbox differential?

[chrislloyd]

Hello,
After breaking down the other night, my garage have told me my gearbox differential something or other is broken and may need a new gearbox!

can any1 explain what is is and how much the likely cost will be

thanks in advance

 

[caister]

Not really sure what were the symtoms?

 

[Matteh]

differential circlip?

does the speedo rise without the car driving and gears are selectable without using the clutch?

 

[binksy]

if its a 172 it'll be the driveshaft circlip like said above ask them to look at that first it causes the same fault as a bust diff

 

[chrislloyd]

differential circlip?

does the speedo rise without the car driving and gears are selectable without using the clutch?

yes gears are easily selectable without the clutch


what does that mean?

 

[d7sx]

Hey,

I had this problem on my 04 1.4 Clio, i had just started the car and had drove for about 2mins. As I changed gears, I heard some noise and the car would not engage in gears. I had to roll to the side of the road, the rev counter was moving when revving. The clutch was just going straight to the ground and I could select gears without using it.

I got towed to a Nationwide garage via the AA, and had to leave my car there. I was then told that I needed a new clutch at a cost of £470!! I agreed to this, and then I receive another phone call, saying that the circlip MAY have broken into the gearbox and they would need another £200 on top to send the gearbox off to be stripped!! He said that this is unlikely, so I said no as I didn't not have the money for £670. I got the car back, and they gave me the circlip that was split in half. Now every time i put it into reverse it grinds, as if I am moving forward while putting into reverse. It will not do this if I put it into reverse before starting the car, or if the car has not been running for long, it will make less of a sound. It is so annoying!

I did call them back about this, and they said, this is due to the circlip in the gearbox and they did warn me about it!!!

Is this possible, or have I had my pants pulled down? As could it of just been the circlip all along? I have a guarantee on the clutch.

Anyhelp would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Matteh]

circlip going means one of the sunwheels in the differential can pop out, leaving you with no drive.

you can usually tell its the circlip and not the clutch/gearbox as you can select all gears without the use of the clutch but the speedo still rises accordingly

unfortunately, once the circlip pops out once, it creates a chamfer on the gearbox casing meaning that if you replace the circlip with a new one it could do it again!

renault eventually fixed this with the bolt in diff, but to retrofit one is a big job.

I got mine welded in

not sure if this is easily done with the gearbox in the car though

 

[chrislloyd]

ive been advised to get a new gearbox now! quoted £950 including labour and vat!

BYE BYE CLIO

 

[d7sx]

Hey,

Sorry to hear that, I hope that I don need a new gearbox. I'm sure I will not as all gears work fine, just the grind when going into reverse.

Any feedback on my previous comment guys?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Matteh]

sounds like your linkage was disturbed or damaged when they did the clutch, you can adjust it but its very fiddly

 

[d7sx]

Thanks for your reply. Looks like I am going to have to go to Renault, and see what they say. Hopefully if it is not the gearbox I will be able to claim the money back from Nationwide.

Thanks,

Dan