Hi all,
My gears seem to be crunching in 3rd and 4th gear only, could anyone shed some light on why please, not sure if I need a new clutch or not.
Many thanks
James
Crunching 3rd and 4th gear
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Re: Crunching 3rd and 4th gear
Various possibilities...
Could be clutch is not disengaging fully when you change gear - if early cable type then try adjusting, but if later hydraulic then there is no adjustment but could be leaking cylinder (front or rear) - could be leaking internal seals or external.
Or it could be gearshift bushes worn / alignment out.
Or it could be internal synchro's worn (gearbox rebuild needed)
If it is just 3rd/4th then less likely to be clutch issue as that would normally affect all gears, so start with inspection of shifter alignment / bushes.
You need to sort sooner rather than later as even if it is external to the gearbox then crunching will eventually damage internals.
Could be clutch is not disengaging fully when you change gear - if early cable type then try adjusting, but if later hydraulic then there is no adjustment but could be leaking cylinder (front or rear) - could be leaking internal seals or external.
Or it could be gearshift bushes worn / alignment out.
Or it could be internal synchro's worn (gearbox rebuild needed)
If it is just 3rd/4th then less likely to be clutch issue as that would normally affect all gears, so start with inspection of shifter alignment / bushes.
You need to sort sooner rather than later as even if it is external to the gearbox then crunching will eventually damage internals.