Does sound as if the inhibitor is fitted incorrectly, can't quite remember what
it should look like but you're starting in the right place if it works in one
gear, not the other.
where are you based?? - always noice to meet other listers.
Seb
(Oxfordshire)
Subject: Gearbox update
From: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk> at Internet
Date: 4/6/99 11:43 am
I said I'd update the list re. my gearbox, so here goes:
To recap: when my gearbox blew up last week, I decided to get a
reconditioned unit from John Kipping, and getting a local (non-LBC)
garage to fit it. I also asked them to check the clutch while the
gearbox is off.
The garage checked the clutch as I asked, it was worn almost right down
- certainly worth changing. They ordered a clutch from their local
supplier, fitted that and the recon gearbox, and road-tested - the
clutch was not releasing properly. After a while, they discovered that
the cover plate on the new clutch was a lot thicker than the one that
came off the car. They assumed they'd been supplied the wrong part, so
they went back to their supplier - no, that's definitely the right one.
So they tried another supplier - who delivered the same, too-thick
cover.
Eventually, they decided to use the old cover - it was only the friction
plate and release bearing that really needed replacing. So the question
is - did both of the garages supplier send them the same wrong part
(unlikely) or does my car have a different cover to standard (why would
anyone do this)?
Ok, so clutch problems sorted out (albeit with some questions
unanswered) I got the car back - with the reverse light and overdrive
not working. I took the tunnel off and found that all the wiring had
been connected wrongly. Took me a minute or two with a multi-meter to
figure out what goes where, but eventually got it all straightened out.
Now, the reverse light works fine, and overdrive works fine in 3rd gear
- but doesn't work at all in 4th. I got out the multi-meter to figure
out what's going on, and here's what I found. Gearstick in 3rd gear -
12v across the overdrive switch. Gearstick in neutral, but pushed over
towards 3rd/4th gear - 12v. Push the gearstick into 4th, and you get
12v as the syncro-mesh engages, but 0v as it actually goes into gear.
So, is this a problem with the way the gearbox was fitted, a faulty
gearbox, a faulty inhibitor switch, or something else I haven't thought
of?
I regret letting the garage do this now - the extra time/cost involved
negated all the reasons I decided not to do it myself. Next time, I
don't think I'll bother!
Anyway, the gearbox itself seems fine - the gearchanges are a tiny bit
stiff, but not a hint of groaning on any gearchange. But this is what
you'd expect immediately after fitting it - it's how it holds up over
time that counts! I'll update the list again after I've done a bit of
mileage. In the meantime, if anyone has any answers to the questions,
I'd appreciate it!
Dean Dashwood
'77 Spit 1500
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