Lost 5th And Reverse!?

[willxs 0]

not sure whats going on with this. box was working fine when i took it out (about 7 months ago) whilst changing the engine and other bits etc.

put it back in the other day and for some reason i cant select 5th gear and reverse.... the arm which has the gear stick goes side to side just doesnt seem to want go that way?

 

help!

 

 

Cheers, Will

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

sounds more like a linkage issue, are they on in right places and correct length, not bent etc?

[jackherer 543]

Did you let the shaft drop into the box when you swapped the selector arm on the Mi16 box.

 

Gearbox has to come off to sort it unfortunately.....

[willxs 0]

i managed to get the selector arm back on so i thought it dint drop?

does the gearbox have to be opened to sort it?

 

Cheers, Will

[Powers 13]

If i remember correctly you can remidy the problem with the gearbox in the car. You just have to remove the diff, you can then push the selector arm rod from underneath.

Edited May 10, 2007 by Powers

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

if the selector rod has droped they its probably not lined up properly within the box, it happend to me a cpl moths back, after about 20 mins fidling with it i managed to line it back up

[willxs 0]

will have a look over the weekend. with the diff off is it quite obvious? never really looked into a gearbox. hoping its not to much of a pain, cars getting close to being back on the road and this is the current major problem.

 

but im sure they'll be more to come!

 

 

Cheers, Will

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

will have a look over the weekend. with the diff off is it quite obvious?

Miles is the person to answer that question but I understand its not that difficult to fix with the diff out.

 

Graham.

[willxs 0]

Got it sorted today cheers for the help!

 

 

Cheers, Will

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Just to reiterate a pointer for if you need to swap the selector arm on a gearbox for use in a 205.

 

I've just swapped one over on a box that originated in a ZX for a 205 selector arm & everytime I've done this I've put the gearbox into fifth.

 

With the gearbox in front of your (off the car), arm you are swapping to the right & other arm also to the right, drive the double roll pin out & remove the old selector arm.

 

Fit the new one & refit the double roll pin. Once thats full home again check you can select six gears by moving the two selector arms.

 

First & second gears are arm you've just swapped to the left, fixed arm left & right.

 

Release the swapped arm so it centre's & again move the fixed rod left & right (third & fourth).

 

Swapped arm to the right, fixed rod right if fifth.

 

With the swapped arm moving further to the right with the gearbox in neutral & then the fixed arm moving left, this should give you reverse.

 

Took less than 10 minutes to do the swap.

 

Graham.