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Title: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 12, 2012, 10:01:24 AM

Morning all...
My son reports having no first second or third gear having limped home in top last night. Gear stick is wobbly. Any thoughts before we have even had a chance to look under the bonnet later?
Thanks!

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: hayesey on March 12, 2012, 10:14:33 AM

check out the gear linkage first. It may be loose or broken, it's underneath the car, just have a look at it and see if it looks OK.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 13, 2012, 10:29:44 AM

Had the car in the air last night... the gear shift linkages had seperated! Because....... the rear lower engine mount between the gearbox and car body had snapped!!! The gearbox dropped and tilted enough for the linkages to just seperate. Whipped the mount off... cleaned it up... welded it back together... refitted it and reconnected the gear shift linkages and all go again!!! :)

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: hayesey on March 13, 2012, 10:34:09 AM

which part of it had snapped? Any pictures?

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 13, 2012, 11:54:32 AM

I have pics of the mount, off the car, that had snapped... or my son has on his phone. Will get them and attempt to attach them here.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 13, 2012, 12:04:02 PM

http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6869.0

In this link... 2nd picture shows the equivalent of the component that had snapped.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: hayesey on March 13, 2012, 01:02:37 PM

I just meant pics of the actual snapped one, I was interested in how it has failed.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 13, 2012, 03:33:16 PM

Will post pics of the actual snapped one when my son sends them from his phone. :)

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: james22sniper on March 14, 2012, 10:15:03 AM

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/james22sniper/2012-03-12_192040.jpg
http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/james22sniper/2012-03-12_200704.jpg
(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/james22sniper/2012-03-12_192040.jpg)
(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/james22sniper/2012-03-12_200704.jpg)

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: hayesey on March 14, 2012, 01:50:28 PM

oh so it's not a standard mount. Looks like a PPS one. Obviously not the best welding again.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: Jezza-7 on March 14, 2012, 09:31:09 PM

yeah looks like a PPS one but is slightly different to the way it mount on the chassis. But if you can remember this is what happened to my mount from PPS, except it didnt crack as bad.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: Justin14100 on March 14, 2012, 10:09:02 PM

Quote from: Jezza-7 on March 14, 2012, 09:31:09 PM
yeah looks like a PPS one but is slightly different to the way it mount on the chassis. But if you can remember this is what happened to my mount from PPS, except it didnt crack as bad.

I have that mount laying around somewhere Jezz, I think it cracked in the same place though.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: grungeisdead on March 16, 2012, 12:43:30 PM

I've yet to have one crack yet, Adam's had a PPP one snap on him, but has rewelded and its been fine since.

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: Jezza-7 on March 16, 2012, 02:29:22 PM

Was he the fella who drove over a pot hole?

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: grungeisdead on March 16, 2012, 03:03:25 PM

dont think so jezebel, mind you i tend to tune out when pidgeon starts talking to me and all i hear is 'cooo cooo cooo'

Title: Re: No Gears
Post by: vwmk3jon on March 16, 2012, 05:57:30 PM

^^ lmao. i have noticed!

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