Help !!

[pebisit 0]

Help, just took the Storm up the road, car changed gear and ran fine

Then, gave it a bit, horrible crunching noise, and no go !!!!

Clutch engages fine, gear change fine, let the clutch out and horrible clanking noise underneath and no forward motion

Anyone any ideas what it is??

[pebisit 0]

Just a bit of info, car runs perfectly, its only when I let the clutch out that I get the horrible crunching noise and no forward motion

Cheers

[Rob_G60 0]

Had this happen to me last week turned out to be the p/s drive shaft, jack the car up put it in gear and see if you can turn the wheel, well I think that's how you check

[pebisit 0]

'Turn the wheel', do you mean actual wheel rather than steering

[Rob_G60 0]

The wheel not the steering wheel

[pebisit 0]

Well, jacked it up and both wheels turn when in gear, confused.com :D :D

Diff seems to sort of work, opposite wheel turns the other way, but not straight away, but it is making a clunking noise when doing so

Any other ideas??

Thanks

[carrots 1]

sounds like gearbox to me

[pebisit 0]

But it goes into gear no poblem, its only when you feed the clutch out, you get no motion and a horrible clonking noise

Surely if it was the gearbox, you wouldnt be able to sleect he gears easily as you can

[carrots 1]

i had a mk2 escort that done the same thing,that was the gear box.think it was the input shaft

[pebisit 0]

Nightmare, lets hope its not!!

Cant understand if it goes into gear fine, why it could be a gearbox issue.

Drive shaft, yes, diff, yes, but gearbox, didnt think of that

[Rob_G60 0]

Well, jacked it up and both wheels turn when in gear, confused.com :D :D

Diff seems to sort of work, opposite wheel turns the other way, but not straight away, but it is making a clunking noise when doing so

Any other ideas??

Thanks

 

 

only jack one wheel at a time mate

[pebisit 0]

lol, Ill go and try again

cheers

[pebisit 0]

jacked up one wheel, wheel turned in gear

tried the oher, same thing

worried now, both wheels should be locked, surely when in gear

[Rob_G60 0]

if it turn when its in gear then its more likely to be the driveshaft

[neo3670 0]

Hi pebisit,

 

Did you manage to sort out the problem? My vr6 has just done exactly the same thing!! 190k on the clock, noticed over last couple of weeks that when driving had a new whirring noise, then last night drove up the road just changed gear and "Clunk!!". Exactly same as yours. Was it the gearbox or driveshaft?

 

Would appreciate any input.

[neo3670 0]

Never mind, Had a look tonite, turned out the drivers side drive shaft managed to undo itself from the gearbox! Managed to reconnect it and its all ok again! Phew, no new gearbox for now then. Hope yours was as simple.

[Wullie 1]

B*****cks, where did that bolt come from?!

 

From the driveshaft??? :D

[neo3670 0]

B*****cks, where did that bolt come from?!

 

From the driveshaft??? :D

 

lol! Still have a few left over!? :grin: