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Where'd 5th gear go?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:12 pm
by Buggerific
So I changed my transmission fluid today and I have lost 5th gear...
Every other gear works perfectly but 5th has gone completely. It's not even crunching, there's just nothing there at all.
Any ideas?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:19 pm
by RockyF75
Oh Ooohhhh
Which side of the gearbox is the "filler" plug that you un-done, and did it have a bent up washer thingy on it to stop it from comming un-done?
IIRC, drivers side is filler plug, passenger side is bolt that holds a gear in place... must be 5th
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:25 pm
by dai-hard
What RockyF70 said OH ooOO
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:49 pm
by Buggerific
thats really not good to hear...
year it was indeed the plug on the passenger side that i did...
So is it a bad thing to be driving it until i get it sorted.
So will this have literally only dropped that gear or do 1st, 3rd and 5th use the same shaft?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:00 pm
by dai-hard
I wouldnt the 5Th gear selector will be floating around in there somewhere. Might turn nasty and expensive.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:59 pm
by MightyMouse
See - stick with my basic maintenance principal - if it aint broke don't fix it.
And besides I have more than enough broken things to keep me amused, so why push my luck ?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:08 pm
by RockyF75
yeah don't drive it aye.
Going to need to drop the box to put it back in place.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:11 pm
by Buggerific
Ha ha,
That is rather unfortunate for me then...
So obviously im replacing the gasket (rear maine?) when i do this... Anything else i should be replacing while im at it?
Pete