I've got terminal gearbox failure.

[MarkCup]

My run in with the cone at Goodwood was a little more severe than I thought.

Spent this morning at Rentech with a new gear linkage and a lot of determination.

Ended up with a working 2nd or a locked 5th, that was it.

So a new 'box is required

I'm just after sympathy really. It'd served me well suffering 108k of continual abuse...RIP.

 

[Hutchie]

My run in with the cone at Goodwood was a little more severe than I thought.

Spent this morning at Rentech with a new gear linkage and a lot of determination.

Ended up with a working 2nd or a locked 5th, that was it.

So a new 'box is required

I'm just after sympathy really. It'd served me well suffering 108k of continual abuse...RIP.

knowing them boxes id say the internals have tried to migrate out of the near side of the car, cracked casing etc

 

[Jay Payne]

Gutted. mines on 105k hope it holds out


Getting a Used box?

 

[sideways danny]

that sucks, not a bad run though. Brightside; at least you wern't stranded. When my gearbox died i was 40 miles from home, at 2am and the turbo was trying to fall off at the same time lol. Oh and I only had 4th for the whole 40 miles hehe

 

[Has]

Not bad going there!
Was a good clip to watch till it happened!

Plenty around tho....

 

[.GAZ.]

Cant really complain Mark, Especially on that mileage and the abuse it gets!

 

[Matteh]

you sure its the box? maybe the linkage has bent, making realignment impossible

 

[Alastair.]

u sure the linkage was set up properly as if u get it wrong you can only select certain gears

 

[Henry]

:dapprove:
it has done you well though, esp. considering the use it gets

what's the diagnosis? has something misaligned within the box?

 

[Fletcher]

Shame that

Mines on 103k... i wonder how much longer that will go on for?

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Gearbox is shot to the point that when the gear selector rod is in the neutral position the car is still in gear, only way you can move the car is with the clutch pressed down.

 

[bmh.01]

I think you've done well in 108k with the treatment its had, just goes to show they can last when treated properly. That cones obviously fudged something internally, wheres the vid? must've missed that one.

 

[123stevevw]

How has a cone damaged the inside of the box? Did a plastic cone break the casing? Sorry, I'm a little confused!

 

[MarkCup]

Here's how it happened...

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BIG cone x 2 straight under the middle of me at speed. I thought all that had happened is knocking out the alignment of the gear linkage, but as Mike said above, even when the 'box actuating arm is manually put into the neutral position 2nd gear is still engaged. Putting it into 5th locks it up solid and it just stalls as the clutch is brought up.

The cone must have given the arm a serious whack which was enough to do something internally...made a hell of a noise when it happened.

So I now need a new/secondhand gearbox, so if anyone knows of anyone that's got something suitable please let me know.

Thanks

 

[sideways danny]

had a similar though less severe occurance on a car that had spun off the road and bent the linkage rod. Changed the rod but looks like the selector has taken a smack as it jumps out of gear and wont go into 3rd most of the time. Quite a vulnerable place for the selector, much more common for it to be on the top or rear of the box

 

[Gray]

Not considered having your box rebuilt... can be done for around £250?

 

[Spener]

Not considered having your box rebuilt... can be done for around £250?

wow thats quite reasonable, where is that?

 

[sideways danny]

Not considered having your box rebuilt... can be done for around £250?

if bits are bent I doubt it's do-able for that. be better off getting a second box and having 1 good one made from 2. Rebuilt box is the way forward though.

 

[-J-]

Alot of the guys on PassionFord Rave about this Chap -

http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/

Called Bernie IIRC

Might be worth a chat

 

[Gray]

wow thats quite reasonable, where is that?

depending on the spec of build your wanting... or damage caused tbh!

£250 was just a round-about figure

 

[Fred@BTM]

you've probably knocked 5th off the end, £300 for a rebuild from me