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Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 19 Oct 2009, 17:40
by Damien
Since putting my van up for sale, she's started to protest a bit. Firstly, she refused to go above 35, 3 month old "pooh" HT leads keep working loose at annoying intervals! (where can i get good ones from?). Then noticed a slight leak of oil.
Just popped down to morrisons to get some bits and got there ok, came to leave and me van sounds like a formula 1 car in second and third. First and 4 are fine. Drove as it does normally, no loss of power or anything. What could it be?
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 20 Oct 2009, 08:14
by Damien
Just been out on the drive, in neutral with clutch engaged im getting a whirry grinding noise, push pedal down and it goes away, fingers crossed my release bearing is shot.
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 20 Oct 2009, 08:27
by ermie571
Fingers crossed for you too!
Em
x
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 16:06
by Damien
Just limped home in first and second, gearbox is more than likely shot, 3rd and 4th kept grinding and refusing to stay in gear.
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 16:16
by Wolfsburg Willy
Sorry Buddy, but it sounds like you've got a terminal gearbox there.
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 16:39
by Damien
Its ok ermie has a spare one
or the spigot bearing has gone. Its geting trailered to the unit at the weekend for some TLC, would be taing gearbox out now but its just decided to rain!!
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 17:01
by ermie571
Damien,
you will need a new bell housing gasket, and some gear box oil.
Em
x
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 17:49
by rattybird
ermie571 wrote:Fingers crossed for you too!
Em
x
She is great at saving vans ! and a Total star 2 ! Well done ermie !
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 17:52
by Damien
No prob's. Think i deffo will need the gearbox oil, mines got none in it
Should be ripping it out whilst waiting for panels for beetle to arrive.
Re: Uh oh, my van doesn't sound right......gearbox?
Posted: 26 Oct 2009, 17:11
by Damien
Well, managed to get the gearbox off the van, took clutch off and spigot bearing feels ok. Went to drain oil and very little came out, so removed bellhousing and selector end. Oil came out everywhere, seems it has been apart before and a lot of hylomar has been used in place of gaskets blocking the sump plup hole off. The main bearing is shot, plastic retainer is in 2 bits, 3 bearings have fallen out and the others are sat in the bottom of the cage doing very little.
Think it will be ok with other box. But after a bit of falling about i got the input shaft off to find the thread in the end is stripped, hopefully my mate will be able to rethread it and make up another stud tomorrow.