Gearbox symptoms
Discussion
Can't work out if there's actually anything wrong with my gearbox, but I have a couple of little things that are worrying me.
Firstly, you know the whining noise the gearbox makes if you go fairly fast in reverse? Well I kind of get that in first gear as well but no where near as noisy and I honestly can't remember if it's always done it.
Secondly it's sometimes difficult to get the car into first gear (it always goes but just needs a little more force than usual - no grinding noises) and it's also difficult to get it out or reverse sometimes as well.
Perhaps the linkages need tinkering with. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Richard.
Firstly, you know the whining noise the gearbox makes if you go fairly fast in reverse? Well I kind of get that in first gear as well but no where near as noisy and I honestly can't remember if it's always done it.
Secondly it's sometimes difficult to get the car into first gear (it always goes but just needs a little more force than usual - no grinding noises) and it's also difficult to get it out or reverse sometimes as well.
Perhaps the linkages need tinkering with. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Richard.
shangani said:
You guys are classic! - cordless screwdriver and the undertray comes off on less than 3 minutes.
Of course the linkage is a right PITA to fit once its off.
Yeah yeah I can get the tray off thanks! But I don't have any axle stands etc etc. Sure I'll find a way. Maybe I'll just lift up the car and lean it against a wall. It's light enough!
Getting into second has always been a bit tricky on my elise. - i fitted the linkage kit and the quickshifter. (easy job!)
the linkage kit is brilliant! - much nicer shifting, but the quickshifter was a disaster. where before the change was sometimes a bit hesitant about going into second, with the quickshifter it sometimes wouldn't go in at all without seriously hauling on the shifter. Eventually (after a week!) i removed the quickshifter, and i'm well chuffed with the linkage kit now!.
lots of people say the quickshift is brilliant - so i'm sure it can be, but on my car it just turned the minor shift problem i had into a major one!
if you do want a quickshifter, e-mail me and i'll sell you a barely used one for a good price!
A.
the linkage kit is brilliant! - much nicer shifting, but the quickshifter was a disaster. where before the change was sometimes a bit hesitant about going into second, with the quickshifter it sometimes wouldn't go in at all without seriously hauling on the shifter. Eventually (after a week!) i removed the quickshifter, and i'm well chuffed with the linkage kit now!.
lots of people say the quickshift is brilliant - so i'm sure it can be, but on my car it just turned the minor shift problem i had into a major one!
if you do want a quickshifter, e-mail me and i'll sell you a barely used one for a good price!
A.
allenme said:
Get the miles up on your car
40,000+ kms on my S2 Exige, Gear changes are now as smooth as baby's bum
Can change up and down the box with one finger
The S2 Exige has a different gearbox which has a much smoother shift. I think the problem that's being discussed is to do with the K series setup. I have the same symptoms and I have the quickshifter which probably makes it a little more pronounced.
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