Car Problems

[Kingy_85]

My cars gears have been sticking for a while, every now and then it just simply wont go into second and jams. The only way to re-start it is to turn off the engine.

However, yesterday even this didnt work. The gears have completely gone now, the car wont go into first or second. I managed to jam it in at one point (kinky) and crawl back home. Funnilly enough it still goes into reverse ?

I have no idea if this is the end of the car or not, but any advice would be ggggggggggggggreat.

 

[Durham Fox]

My cars gears have been sticking for a while, every now and then it just simply wont go into second and jams. The only way to re-start it is to turn off the engine.

However, yesterday even this didnt work. The gears have completely gone now, the car wont go into first or second. I managed to jam it in at one point (kinky) and crawl back home. Funnilly enough it still goes into reverse ?

I have no idea if this is the end of the car or not, but any advice would be ggggggggggggggreat.

Will it go in to first when you are standing still?

 

[Kingy_85]

Will it go in to first when you are standing still?

No, I can force it in eventually but it feels like there is something blocking the gears and once its in it gets stuck and wont come out, meaning that I cant actually stop the car untill it stalls.

What do you reckon?

 

[Durham Fox]

No, I can force it in eventually but it feels like there is something blocking the gears and once its in it gets stuck and wont come out, meaning that I cant actually stop the car untill it stalls.

What do you reckon?

Can you select any of the gears easily when you a re moving or not?

 

[Kingy_85]

Can you select any of the gears easily when you a re moving or not?

Occasionally once I got it into gear it would be ok, but as soon as I stop at the traffic lights or a junction it all jams up again.

 

[Durham Fox]

Occasionally once I got it into gear it would be ok, but as soon as I stop at the traffic lights or a junction it all jams up again.

Hows the clutch feeling?

 

[lazzer]

Hows the clutch feeling?

Pretty left out as it happens. Its all about the gears.

 

[Dour]

If it's only first and second gears, it's probably the selector/linkage. If it's all gears it's probably the clutch.

 

[Kingy_85]

Hows the clutch feeling?

Its not smooth anymore, it just jolts and gets jammed. Really stiff.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Its not smooth anymore, it just jolts and gets jammed. Really stiff.

He said clutch, not crutch :icon_lol:

 

[Boy Genius]

Its not smooth anymore, it just jolts and gets jammed. Really stiff.

you got Homer there helping?

 

[Kingy_85]

I saw that coming, but because Im at work and I didnt have time to add any "please mock me" sarcasm after it.

 

[Han]

Sounds similar to a problem I had. Clutch plate had gone (or something like that).

Do the higher gears go in ok?

 

[Durham Fox]

Yep most likely a clutch problem I'd say.

 

[Kingy_85]

Sounds similar to a problem I had. Clutch plate had gone (or something like that).

Do the higher gears go in ok?

Im not too sure, suddenly it would work fine but it wouldnt last as soon as I stopped. How much did it cost to sort out ? or is it a case of R.I.P.

 

[Dour]

Im not too sure, suddenly it would work fine but it wouldnt last as soon as I stopped. How much did it cost to sort out ? or is it a case of R.I.P.

Depends on the car.

 

[Han]

Im not too sure, suddenly it would work fine but it wouldnt last as soon as I stopped. How much did it cost to sort out ? or is it a case of R.I.P.

Mine was fixed by someone in the family so I got off lightly.... Until the gasket went again. This was my 106.

My Rover had a temporary clutch problem - the bite dropped right to the ground and made it nigh on impossible to get 1st gear. It randomly corrected itself and was fine in the end.

 

[fcukcov]

Mine was fixed by someone in the family so I got off lightly.... Until the gasket went again. This was my 106.

My Rover had a temporary clutch problem - the bite dropped right to the ground and made it nigh on impossible to get 1st gear. It randomly corrected itself and was fine in the end.

I’d put my money on the rover problem being the bracket that supports the hydraulic clutch mechanism.

They are notorious for just snapping. They rust through and then the pressure of the hydraulics pushing against them bends the bracket down and pulls the hydraulics away from the clutch. If you’re lucky it will be an intermittent problem if your unlucky it will snap completely and leave you stuck at the traffic lights on Ashby Road in Hinckley with now gears whatsoever bastard fecking things........

 

[Steven]

Pretty left out as it happens. Its all about the gears.

Brilliant.

 

[Matt_B]

I've got 99 problems but a clutch ain't one