Fiat ducato 1986 mk1 5th gear

[kevinarbury]

So my wife and I are touring around Europe in our mk1 1986 fiat ducato and all is well....until the other day when I tried to put it into 5th gear it didn't seem to quite engage properly and made and strange rumbling noise and shuddering feeling. I knocked it back into 4th then tried 5th again, problem solved.

This has happened a few times since.

Any ideas what's going on????

I spoke to a guy back in UK and he thought it sounds like the nut holding 5th gear place is loose so not aligning properly. We return to UK on March 5th so I guess I'll have to take it to a gearbox specialist????

Once it's in 5th it's OK. 


Annoying..

Any ideas????

Cheers in advance, 

Kevin

[anonymous-user]

Ours does the same thing, Occasionally makes a loud howling/grating noise when cruising in 5th gear too. What engine do you have? Ours is the 2.5TD derived from the Citroen CX so i'm assuming the box is from a CX too. (currently looking for a more reliable engine and gearbox combo and heard that the Volvo 2.5T engines fit with a little work)

They are getting old trucks now. Ours makes some bizarre noises!