eternalife
29-11-2006, 22:25
My gearbox was changed in 2000 by renault at 61k.
6 Years later on the car is now at 76k.
Since I have owned the car - there has always been a problem with 5th Gear Popping out. It had a tendency to pop out again and again - after it had popped out once. This I thought was due to the dogbone mount and therefore got one from Hill Power.
Well, today I had my first motorway drive since I had the Dogbone done and after about 15miles in 5th gear it popped out. So i drove in 4th for sometime and then put it bk in 5th and all seemed not too bad.
Then on my way home - 5th Gear Kept popping out so i decided to drive most of my 50 mile journey in 4th. Then as I was on a dual carriageway I thought I would try 5th gear again. As i Had the clutch down and the 5th gear selected i could feel something in the gearstick and then after i also felt the gear engage. Again shortly after it popped out.
So tried selecting 5th again a little while after - Upon doing this all the 5th gear did was crunch and whine - and ultimately due to myself trying to select it got stuck in 5th gear with no drive what so ever. After a bit of jiggling with the Gear lever I managed to get out of 5th and select 4th gear. Now the 5th Gear will not engage at all.
I must add - although I cannot select 5th Gear - all other gears (including reverse) are perfect in their operation and have never caused any problem what so ever.
I am trying to work out what exactly is wrong - and the most probable solutions.
Any help will be much appreciated.
6 Years later on the car is now at 76k.
Since I have owned the car - there has always been a problem with 5th Gear Popping out. It had a tendency to pop out again and again - after it had popped out once. This I thought was due to the dogbone mount and therefore got one from Hill Power.
Well, today I had my first motorway drive since I had the Dogbone done and after about 15miles in 5th gear it popped out. So i drove in 4th for sometime and then put it bk in 5th and all seemed not too bad.
Then on my way home - 5th Gear Kept popping out so i decided to drive most of my 50 mile journey in 4th. Then as I was on a dual carriageway I thought I would try 5th gear again. As i Had the clutch down and the 5th gear selected i could feel something in the gearstick and then after i also felt the gear engage. Again shortly after it popped out.
So tried selecting 5th again a little while after - Upon doing this all the 5th gear did was crunch and whine - and ultimately due to myself trying to select it got stuck in 5th gear with no drive what so ever. After a bit of jiggling with the Gear lever I managed to get out of 5th and select 4th gear. Now the 5th Gear will not engage at all.
I must add - although I cannot select 5th Gear - all other gears (including reverse) are perfect in their operation and have never caused any problem what so ever.
I am trying to work out what exactly is wrong - and the most probable solutions.
Any help will be much appreciated.