bad 2nd gear crunch overnight
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Can someone give me some advice please, i have owned a 93 chimerea for 6 months now, when i bought the car the gears where ok then overtime realised that when the car is warms up there is a slight crunch into fifth, i have noticed a small leak and have been topping the clutch resovoir up,(sometimes unable to get any gears untill this has been done)I left the car overnight 2 days ago and now every time i change into 2nd i get a really bad crunch-with fluid level full.
Is the problem the gearbox or the clutch slave cllinder where the leak seems to be? i went to a gearbox specialist today and he said it was the gearbox(without driving it) and has quoted £700 to fully rebuild the lt77 gearbox, is this likely to be the problem or should spend money and get a new cylider to see if this improves the situation.
Is the problem the gearbox or the clutch slave cllinder where the leak seems to be? i went to a gearbox specialist today and he said it was the gearbox(without driving it) and has quoted £700 to fully rebuild the lt77 gearbox, is this likely to be the problem or should spend money and get a new cylider to see if this improves the situation.
Where have you noticed the leak?
Have you any fluid on the drivers side carpet?
Have you any leaks underneath on the garage floor?
If the box was faulty the problem would be there all the time.
Sounds to me like your slave or master cylinder has a leak and is stopping you from fully disengaging the clutch.
Cheers.
Paul.
Have you any fluid on the drivers side carpet?
Have you any leaks underneath on the garage floor?
If the box was faulty the problem would be there all the time.
Sounds to me like your slave or master cylinder has a leak and is stopping you from fully disengaging the clutch.
Cheers.
Paul.
Edited by paulathome on Friday 12th September 19:11
no leak in the footwell,yes there is fluid on the garage floor i've looked under the car and it seems to be where the cylinder is- can't pin down as a very small leek, this is my dilemma,is it the cylinder or the gearbox?-the specialist said it was the synchro in the gearbox and he can change the cylinder when the engine and box is out but if this is the problem why shell the £700 out! the money was going towards new outriggers!!! i have allways had a crunch in 5th though-but never when the car is cold
Just fit an new slave cylinder first, only cost about 40 quid or so and see if that fixes it.
If you can jack the car up onto axle stands it will take about half an hour to change.
Cylinders available from the likes of clever trevor or TVR parts.
http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/product-subsection...
for example.
Cheers.
Paul
If you can jack the car up onto axle stands it will take about half an hour to change.
Cylinders available from the likes of clever trevor or TVR parts.
http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/product-subsection...
for example.
Cheers.
Paul
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