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Gears crunching
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:07 am
by bahama68
Started with just reverse but now it's spread to first. Standing still neither will go in without a serious crunching sound that makes me wince. If I'm rolling first goes in no trouble.
Any thoughts?
John.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:55 am
by hot66
check your clutch adjustment first.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:22 pm
by Airhead
Check also your, linkage bushings and gearbox mounts, if still no joy brace yourself for a rebuild of first and reverse due to a worn slder and/or synchrohub as I've just completed (before discovering I am also in for an engine rebuild
), see pics in the following thread:
http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10998
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:55 pm
by Gary71
As above plus reverse will always crunch unless you are stationary and have had the (properly clearing) clutch down for a second or two so the box stops. It just smacks two gears into each other, now such luxuries as synchros on there.
Clutch adjustment is key
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:13 pm
by bahama68
Ouch. After a new dizzy and starter this years maintenance budget is looking a little thin.
The crunching in reverse is at dead stand still. Had never happened before until about two weeks ago.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:49 pm
by Gary71
Definitely a dragging clutch. I'm not familar with the release mechanism on the 901 box, but on most boxes a couple of turns on the nut on the end of the cable and you'll be sorted
Not a big (or expensive) job.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:58 pm
by bahama68
Cheers Gary.
I'm dropping it in to get an O ring replaced on Friday so I'll mention it then.
John
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:12 pm
by 912uk
Also get the oil changed not a big job but can help as well. I found it solved a huge number of problems in my E when I did it..