arrrggh gearbox please dont be dead......

[bighands 0]

Left my mates earlier, and the gear box seemed it was being a pain, nearly home and just decided it wouldnt go in 2 any gear!! pulled over and pushed the 'puding stirrer' about a bit, and it wa ok, but is still really bad 2 try and get in 2 gear, 3rd is theworse, it seems as tho something is blocking it, not so much the gearbox-i hope! can something brake or slip 2 cause this, it seems weird i pulled up and it was fine, and then just wont have it!! at my mums at the mo and dont really wanna drive home if its not gunna make it!!

[coolrado 0]

sounds like the clutch if you cant get any gears

:?:

[dinkus 10]

It's probably just the linkage that needs adjusting as it's quite common for it to work it's way out of alignment.

 

Have a search for gear AND linkage and see what you find ;)

[bighands 0]

OI WATCH YER MOUTH!!! CLUTCH!!!! :-P

Is it common for it to slip just like that then? clutch sounds painfull, but think it is ok, would be gradual i would suspect?

can i just clunk n smash thro gears till i get home u reckon?

[bcstudent 0]

After you're managed to find first gear does the clutch feel right? If so my money would be on the linkage. It's really not very hard to set up if that's the case.

 

Incidentally, unless you have a hydraulic lift handy then the clutch is a proper pain in the backside. I put a clutch in my 1.8 16v last week and it was a bit of a nightmare. If you change the clutch with the engine in place then you'll likely have to remove the driver's side driveshaft flange from the gearbox to allow you the movement to get the gearbox and engine apart. Next time I do a clutch change I'm taking the engine and 'box out together because I swear it'll be easier.

[bighands 0]

Yea the clutch feels fine, its just getting it in 2 the gear in the first place, and its weird its all the gears at the same time! never rains but it pours eh!!

[dinkus 10]

It sounds very much like it's the linkage then. I've no idea how to adjust it tho, as I've never done it. It's been brought up on here loads of times though, so I'm sure people will be able to help out.

[ben16v 0]

have you checked the circlip underneath the leather gaiter?? just a thought

[bighands 0]

didnt make it home, aa came, clutch plate he said :mad: will update, just wanna set it alight now!! :cry:

[bighands 0]

Right update.. not really and update, just calmed down a bit now! basicly the AA man said it sounded like the clutch plates had warped?!? And seemed pretty sure that was the prob!

 

Got one quote 360 quid, but after just getting back of holls, its not gunna happen!! So im gunna attempet it myself, cos i have a spare car for a couple of weeks, ok so its a rover 114 :roll: and i look like a right mincer driving it, but im just glad i still have wheels eh! bit of a come down all the same..........

 

So really just wanna know if there are any handy hints for us out there, things that could be made easyer or 2 watch out for special tools ect, will buy a haynes manual to help with the mission, also noticed that out of all the clutch kits, the one i need is the most expensive! :(

[bcstudent 0]

I paid £104 all in for the clutch kit (including a new release bearing) from GSF a couple of months ago - a bargain as it's made the car drive a billion times better.

 

As for handy hints all I can tell you is a) what I've already posted above and b) the closest Haynes manual you're gonna get is a Mk.2 Golf one, which is going to be absolutely no help. To repeat what's already been writen, if you can get the car high enough then leaving the engine in place is ok. However I would seriously consider taking the engine and gearbox out together if you can. I did the clutch with the car on axle stands and it really made life fairly difficult to be honest.

 

The biggest tip is this: if you leave the engine in place you'll need to remove the offside (driver's side) driveshaft flange from the gearbox to give you the movement you need to get the gearbox off the engine output shaft. On my Mk.2 Golf this was secured by a circlip on the output shaft from the diff in the middle of the flange (God I love that word), but on the Corrado the driveshaft flange was held in place by a tapered spline and had to by hammered out of the gearbox. I have no idea if all Corrado 16v's are like that or not so beware.

 

If you're not confident about doing the job I can probably come up with a basic step-by-step guide from what I remember of my clutch change a couple of weeks ago. Good luck.

 

P.S. Removing the bumper and front panel makes access a lot better.

 

* EDIT* The only "special" tool you'll need is a clutch centring kit. If you can't borrow one of these then a piece of wooden dowel (or similar) and some electrician's tape makes a suitable substitute.