Hello
I had a problem with my gearbox recently.
I'd had the gearbox rebuilt as part of my restoration, and everything
worked fine for over 6 months. Then one day, as I was approaching a
roundabout (I love roundabouts!), I couldn't change down to second - at
all.
My partner (and Spitfire restorer/mechanic) thought that it was probably a
leak from either the master or slave cylinders, but when he checked, the
fluid levels were fine. We took the gearbox out, and sent it to our
Triumph mechanic, who discovered that a surclip had come off. He had a
new surclip made, and made the groove it was supposed to stay in deeper,
so that it couldn't bounce off again. I've had no problems with the
gearbox - or clutch - since.
I don't know if this is the same or related problem, but I hope I've given
you another suggestion to think about.
Sue
Sue Pace
Computing Training Officer
Information Literacy Services
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Queensland Australia 4111
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> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:14:03 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jambone <jambone6@yahoo.com>
>
> Listers,
>
> I could use some advice, suggestions, encouragement, and whatever else
you got. I am a bit down as my usually very reliable Spit is causing me
grief. Here's the story...
>
> I'm driving it in to work one morning, and shifting becomes troublesome.
With the clutch to the floor, some shifts still grind the gears a bit. I
return home as gently as possible. I find that the clutch master cylinder
reservoir is dry. I add fluid, bleed the system, and things return to
normal... for awhile. Reservoir level drops pretty quickly. I can see
that the master cylinder doesn't have a leak, but the slave cylinder looks
suspicious. I bought a rebuild kit for it and replaced the rubber bits.
Re-installed it and bled the system again. The car drove great for about
a day.
>
> Next day, more trouble shifing gears, particularly from 3rd to 4th. In
3rd gear, sometimes the shift lever likes to move towards 4th as I slow
down using the engine, and more towards the front of the car when
accelerating. I think that's how it goes - the point is that the lever
moves around in 3rd. I have never noticed this before.
>
> Today, I bled the system like crazy and double-checked that the slave
cylinder mates with the clutch pushrod properly. I haven't lost any fluid
since the rebuild - the reservoir level is constant.
>
> So, any ideas what is causing my symptoms? Is it possibly a tranny
problem? The Haynes manual says something about adjusting the clutch
pedal as a fix for "excessive difficulty in engaging gear" - I don't see
anywhere to adjust the pedal. Please help!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Brian Hill
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