gone gears!!!!!!!!!

[COATESYCARS]

just been towed back from france,in the outside lane,overtaking!!!!
suddenly a wining noice appeared,then the frost,sign on the dash came on,then bang.!!!no gears and the car felt like the brakes were on.lookilly got to the hard shoulder.but the car stalled and wouldnt start unless the clutch pedal pressed.even when outof gear.then when to try and use the gears,like ther was no clutch!any clues?

[number 7]

COATESYCARS said:

just been towed back from france,in the outside lane,overtaking!!!! suddenly a wining noice appeared,then the frost,sign on the dash came on,then bang.!!!no gears and the car felt like the brakes were on.lookilly got to the hard shoulder.but the car stalled and wouldnt start unless the clutch pedal pressed.even when outof gear.then when to try and use the gears,like ther was no clutch!any clues?

Well, depending how it was towed, the gearbox may be wrecked. If it's a Rover box, you should never tow these cars with the rear wheels on the ground (other than short distances) unless the prop has been disconnected, as the oil pump in the gearbox won't be working, resulting in mechanical mayhem. I don't know about the T5 box though.

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[paulathome]

I would say your gear box is in need of a rebuild.
You should NEVER toe a car at speed or for any distance without disconnecting the propshaft.
The oil pump is driven from the input shaft of the gear box.
So as you were in neutral and being toe at X miles an hour (sorry KPH) the gear box will run dry
as the input shaft will not be turning and thats it nackered gear box.
I would be looking for redress by the towing company if I were you.
Sorry and hope you get it sorted soon.
Cheers Paul.

[Mad Mitch]

I think you may be misreading the post guys. Sounds to me like he is explaining what happened whilst DRIVING the car and is at first simply commenting on having to be towed ???

[dadamsv8]

Concur with Mad Mitch can't see anyone towing someone home in the outside lane overtaking???

[number 7]

dadamsv8 said:

Concur with Mad Mitch can't see anyone towing someone home in the outside lane overtaking???

The OP's exclamation marks suggested to me that the overtaking etc. was whilst being towed - otherwise, it's hardly exceptional in a Tiv. Whether the problem happened whilst being towed or subsequently as a result of being towed, I still think it points to a failed gearbox.

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[IPAddis]

Hmm, it's difficult to establish exactly what he means. Maybe some effort in using punctuation and grammer would help us to help you!

Ian A.

[Mad Mitch]

Why would he have pointed out the ice light coming on and a loss of gears/clutch whilst being towed ?? That was my reasoning. Perhaps it would be a good idea if he comes back to the forum to better explain..... Either way i agree with the diagnosis of g/box failure.