Shant Fabricatorian
22nd May 2003, 03:39 AM
I'm rather hoping someone can give me some reassurance, for better or for worse, on this particular problem...a graunchy gearbox.
Beta gearboxes are naturally notchy, of course, but even so a couple of days ago my car suddenly developed a very noticeable feeling of the gearstick rubbing against something metallic, although I can't be sure, in first and second gears (other gears were fine). My first reaction was that there wasn't enough oil in the diff, so I stopped, checked the gearbox oil, but it was still full and the proper colour.
Then yesterday, I took it out around my suburb to check if the problem had hopefully 'disappeared' and while it started off promisingly enough, with the gearbox having a 'normal' feel, the graunchiness returned when the car had fully warmed up.
This is what perplexes me - if there's something seriously wrong with the 'box, like stuffed synchromesh, why is the problem only apparent when it's warm? Please forgive if it's a stupid question.
Furthermore, the problem is ONLY with first and second, and only when moving off. If you stir the lever around the 'box when the car's stationary and warmed up, the 'rubbing' feeling is there in first and second, but no other gears. However, when you're on the move, and shift into second, the problem just isn't there. Am I going mad? What's going on?
The car has some gear or differential whine, and has done since I bought it a couple of months ago now, but the symptoms of the gearbox have come only in the last few days, so the two things might be related equally they may not. I don't think the whine is anything out of the ordinary for this type of car.
If a gearbox rebuild is on the cards I'd like to be reassured by those who have had the same thing, rather than be 'reassured' by a mechanic (even though I've now found one who knows what he's doing, thank goodness!) The car has covered 112,500km.
Help!
Beta gearboxes are naturally notchy, of course, but even so a couple of days ago my car suddenly developed a very noticeable feeling of the gearstick rubbing against something metallic, although I can't be sure, in first and second gears (other gears were fine). My first reaction was that there wasn't enough oil in the diff, so I stopped, checked the gearbox oil, but it was still full and the proper colour.
Then yesterday, I took it out around my suburb to check if the problem had hopefully 'disappeared' and while it started off promisingly enough, with the gearbox having a 'normal' feel, the graunchiness returned when the car had fully warmed up.
This is what perplexes me - if there's something seriously wrong with the 'box, like stuffed synchromesh, why is the problem only apparent when it's warm? Please forgive if it's a stupid question.
Furthermore, the problem is ONLY with first and second, and only when moving off. If you stir the lever around the 'box when the car's stationary and warmed up, the 'rubbing' feeling is there in first and second, but no other gears. However, when you're on the move, and shift into second, the problem just isn't there. Am I going mad? What's going on?
The car has some gear or differential whine, and has done since I bought it a couple of months ago now, but the symptoms of the gearbox have come only in the last few days, so the two things might be related equally they may not. I don't think the whine is anything out of the ordinary for this type of car.
If a gearbox rebuild is on the cards I'd like to be reassured by those who have had the same thing, rather than be 'reassured' by a mechanic (even though I've now found one who knows what he's doing, thank goodness!) The car has covered 112,500km.
Help!