Arm Chair mechanics speak up
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:32 pm
Well the 5th Gear refused to stay in one bit. Common fault on the box no probs cruise in in 4th go to Nissan. Out of Warranty no probs well fix it anyway in for 2 days comes back no probs, drive it down the road and it feels all wrong. Pig to get in to gear all the changes are all tight as a Nats crack
Initially I thought Clutch as it wasn't engaging enough and the pedle pressure didn't feel right so I take it back gets some adjusment done to it and away we go feels good.
Then it starts acting like a pig again and I take it back and the Foreman takes it for a spin when he reverses it the things feels as if either the handbrake is on or it in 4low on the pavement. He is a bit miffed hops out has a check at me hubs etc etc . Jumps in drives off notices the Pig of a gearbox syndrome and then gets back and declares clutch master cylinder. So $157 is the bill but I go away while the part comes in and I still dont feel as if this is the fault as there was no indication at all of clutch porbs before hand and the only change to the machine was gearbox out gearbox in.
Well pulled into a servo and reverse up and she gets all bindy in the drive train. Put it into 1st take off around the corner and stop at a light in 1st clutch in hear this grabbing clunk whilst sitting there. Take off change into second as I go through neutral at about 10kph she all locks up and pulls a chirpy at the lights scarring the shyt outta the dude who forgot to allow for a safety gap behind me.
Anyways I play with the gearstick ( the one in the car BJ ) and she pops into neutral true again with a loud clunk have a look underneath for any free radicals from my gearbox and drive straight back to Nissan.
Oooopppps it might be a selector problem I say yeah it migh hey with both selector rods engaging gears at the same time you might be right my dear Watson.
I rang em 5 min ago to see what the prob was and they are waiting on a part the lovely lady couldn't tell me what bits but I am assumming some ape in the workshop has not reinstalled the detents on the shift rods properly hence the reverse line locky down the road.
Initially I thought Clutch as it wasn't engaging enough and the pedle pressure didn't feel right so I take it back gets some adjusment done to it and away we go feels good.
Then it starts acting like a pig again and I take it back and the Foreman takes it for a spin when he reverses it the things feels as if either the handbrake is on or it in 4low on the pavement. He is a bit miffed hops out has a check at me hubs etc etc . Jumps in drives off notices the Pig of a gearbox syndrome and then gets back and declares clutch master cylinder. So $157 is the bill but I go away while the part comes in and I still dont feel as if this is the fault as there was no indication at all of clutch porbs before hand and the only change to the machine was gearbox out gearbox in.
Well pulled into a servo and reverse up and she gets all bindy in the drive train. Put it into 1st take off around the corner and stop at a light in 1st clutch in hear this grabbing clunk whilst sitting there. Take off change into second as I go through neutral at about 10kph she all locks up and pulls a chirpy at the lights scarring the shyt outta the dude who forgot to allow for a safety gap behind me.
Anyways I play with the gearstick ( the one in the car BJ ) and she pops into neutral true again with a loud clunk have a look underneath for any free radicals from my gearbox and drive straight back to Nissan.
Oooopppps it might be a selector problem I say yeah it migh hey with both selector rods engaging gears at the same time you might be right my dear Watson.
I rang em 5 min ago to see what the prob was and they are waiting on a part the lovely lady couldn't tell me what bits but I am assumming some ape in the workshop has not reinstalled the detents on the shift rods properly hence the reverse line locky down the road.