HARD TO GET INTO GEAR?!

[kaptainkernow 0]

I have just taken the vr for a 100mile round trip. On the way back it sarted to become hard to get into gear. The gearbox is a little noisey, so dont know if its that?

Any thoughts people?

[wardycatt 7]

More questions than answers I'm afraid... :^)

1. Could it be something to do with the clutch as opposed to the gearbox?

2. Does it stay in gear ok once it's in?

3. Does it affect every gear?

4. And what's the noise like? - a whine, a grind, a rattle (or whatever)

[kaptainkernow 0]

Thanks for the reply.

The gearbox whines a little in 2nd. It could be the clutch< but the gears arent crunching when it does go in, so i woulkd so that the clutch is disengaging?!

It does stay in gear.

It does seem to be in every gear. It feels like something is stopping you getting it in? Some times you can force it in, but sometimes you can't.

[CALICO 130]

Might need to change the oil in the box this can help especially if it hasn't been done before.

[J5KE F 0]

Try and bleed the clutch?

[kaptainkernow 0]

Thanks again for the replies. I had swapped for a gearbox from a scrap yard fitted about 6 months again ago. I think it turned out to be noisier than the one in there!? Doh!

I'll try the gearbox oil I guess. I think the clutch is disengaging. But we'll see!?

[kaptainkernow 0]

Success!!! I drained the old oil and hey presto there was maybe half a tea cups worth in there! So I filled it full of fresh oil and away I went! It's going into gear fine.

It does have a funny noise when it's in neutral, that stops when you press the clutch down. But it had stopped doing it when I had given it a run?

[oldmandon 1]

That noise is the clutch release bearing I think, and it's perfectly normal so wouldn't worry about it....... you were lucky you didnt weld your gearbox up though with such a small amount of oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!