1st Gear Selection Problem

[Daz_gibbo]

How many more things can go wrong! I think i'll be starting a clean slate as far as the faults with these cars go!

As above. Noticed when exiting the M4.

It just will not select 1st gear, it's like hitting a brick wall.
Just want some advice on what would be the best route to solve the problem?

Im guessing a new (recon) gearbox will be cheaper than having this one stripped down??

Cheers

 

[Copra]

im guessing its heat transfer.

esp as you have a modified downpipe.

they sit closer to the gear linkage cables and with a lot of heat (ie motorway driving) they heat up and it gets harder to select gears. Maybe who ever fitted the dp has removed one of the heat sheilds to stop it touching or something. its worth checking out anyway, its quite feasable

 

[Daz_gibbo]

All heatshields def. in place. I have crunched a gear a few times. Once I then found myself at a junction unable to get it out of 1st gear. With a very hard yank it did come out but was a bit "grindy" when selecting 1st and 2nd for the next few days when it returned back to normal.
Like I said I then crunched a bugger on the M4 and then found that I couldnt use first.
It always seems to happen after a bad crunch, but this time it seems fatal...

 

[-pseudonymous-]

sorry to bring up an old post but how did you sort this daz?

Cheers Ollie.

 

[acidstrato]

he got a new gearbox and clutch

 

[-pseudonymous-]

Oh great just what i didnt want to hear!

Just fitted a cai like yours Carl and effin hell its loud!

Cheers mate.

 

[acidstrato]

except for you troubles

 

[Daz_gibbo]

Yep expensive! Over a grand with labour. Oh and I've fitted one too, whooshy whooshy!

 

[-pseudonymous-]

Your running pretty much exactly the same spec as me Daz. Hows your car running now? Whats it boosting to? Also do you know how much just a clutch would cost.

Cheers matey.

 

[Daz_gibbo]

Cars running well. Peaks at 23-24Psi dropping back to 14 @6.5k.
Think a clutch comes to ~140ish

 

[acidstrato]

yeah clutch is around 140-150ish then another 100-150 for labour!

 

[-pseudonymous-]

Cheers Lads!