Gear Selection Got Very Stiff Suddenly

[kenp 3]

Being probably the only original major mechanical component left on the car, the gearbox on our red Pug seems to have developed a fault. It's done 166k now so I guess it's done well...

 

Symptoms: car cold, gear selection is fine but once the car is warmed up the selection is very stiff for all gears (no crunching like a synchro prob or anything just very stiff). It does (so far) always select though.

 

I'm trying to figure out what might be wrong before I have to swap the box out. Clutch is fine as is adjustment, box has oil in (I know this as i've just topped it up after swapping a driveshaft).

 

Any ideas? - I'm at a but of a loss, in the past all the selection probs I've come across have been the exact opposite of this - e.g bad when cold and better when hot.

[jackherer 543]

the pivot arm on the subframe needs regreasing, heat from the exhaust makes it worse.

 

my first 205 had this fault, the seller thought it had a knackered gearbox but kept quiet, luckily I had the last laugh. that was on 160 odd thousand at the time too.

[Andrwn8304 0]

Being probably the only original major mechanical component left on the car, the gearbox on our red Pug seems to have developed a fault. It's done 166k now so I guess it's done well...

 

Symptoms: car cold, gear selection is fine but once the car is warmed up the selection is very stiff for all gears (no crunching like a synchro prob or anything just very stiff). It does (so far) always select though.

 

I'm trying to figure out what might be wrong before I have to swap the box out. Clutch is fine as is adjustment, box has oil in (I know this as i've just topped it up after swapping a driveshaft).

 

Any ideas? - I'm at a but of a loss, in the past all the selection probs I've come across have been the exact opposite of this - e.g bad when cold and better when hot.

 

 

Just out of curiousity how did you cure the prob on the opposite? mines hard to select 1st and 2nd when cold.

[kenp 3]

the pivot arm on the subframe needs regreasing, heat from the exhaust makes it worse.

 

my first 205 had this fault, the seller thought it had a knackered gearbox but kept quiet, luckily I had the last laugh. that was on 160 odd thousand at the time too.

 

You are a star mate

 

Spot on - that was the problem. I really wasn't looking forward to taking the box out in situ (hate that job)

 

Buy you a pint if you are ever down this part of the world

 

 

Andrwn8304: My cold selection probs were caused by the wrong grade of oil (75/90 instead of 75/80).

Edited March 9, 2007 by kenp