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Hi All
Out driving today, my gears became very difficult to engage.
My clutch is still working just the selection is the problem
any ideas would be greatly appreciated
ATB Dave

Its hard not to be big headed driving it

could be the oil level in the gearbox or the oils condition.could be the clutch fluid level/condition or worse case gearbox is dieing.I have just got myself a new box pm me for the link to the cheapest source if you need to.Hope more knowledgeable people have better news for you.[:(]

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The gearbox isn't going to wear out during the course of a drive so let's ignore for a moment something bent or broke. Most likely the clutch is draging. The clutch may still work I would think but shifting would be more difficult to shift. This would be caused by low fluid level (where did it go?) and your master and/or slave clutch cylinder may be leaking. If clutch fuid is down, check for fluid on firewall or inside under carpet. If none, there it's the slave. Hopefully a rebuild will work. Let's hope it's not internal stuff which is the last thing to be checked as it's the most difficult and most expensive to fix.


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If all the gears are difficult it will usually be the clutch but could also be a lack of oil in the box or something loose or worn in the gear shift mechanism.

How do you know the clutch is working? Is the fluid level in the master res OK? Check the system for leaks & do a bleed of the system.


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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> The gearbox isn't going to wear out during the course of a drive <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...........Anything can break and useualy does at the worst time.The newest factory fitted box will be 25+ yrs old now.How many gear shifts in that time?[B)].My box hinted at it's death with ever increasing hard selection,then jumping out of gear then RIP[xx(].Hope dave C has not got such problems.

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I had the same issue with a difficult gearchange. It happened about half an hour before the fulcrum pin finally wore its way through the clutch lever arm.

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The clutch pedal became solid after this.

Adam



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Thanks for all the replies.
I thought the clutch was still working as I was'nt crashing the gears, But after looking during a break in the rain, my master is leaking looks like a rebuild is on the cards.
ATB Dave

Its hard not to be big headed driving it