No Gears What So Ever Help Please

[kwakzx62003]

CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE GOT A 1.9TDI GALAXY A 1996 MODEL,YESTERDAY I PULLED UP AT JUNCTION AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY AGAIN THERE WAS A BAG AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT HAD JUMPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR,I THEN PUT DOWN THE CLUTCH AGAIN AND SELECTED THE GEAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO DRIVE JUST A GRINDING NOISE LIKE TWO COGGS SPINNING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

 

I CANT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO ANY GEAR AND AND THE HIGHER GEAR I TRY TO SELECT THE LOUDER THE GRINDING IS,I HAVE CHECKED THE CABLES AND THEY SEEM TO BE OK AND I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEARS WHILE SITTING STILL WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND HAVING SOME ONE PUSH ME BUT IT STILL ISNT IN GEAR, CAN ANYONE SHARE ABIT OF KNOWLEGE.

 

:) MANY tHANKS ADRIAN

[Bandito]

Sounds like a drive shaft fault to me, not so much a gearbox fault.

[sepulchrave]

SOMETHING EXPENSIVE HAS BROKEN, YOU NEED A VW SPECIALIST QUICK! :)

 

(Please don't shout, it's considered rude.)

 

We won't be able to fix this for you, it sounds like one of the driveshafts has failed (CV joint probably). Get under the car and give 'em a shake. If it rattles it's shot.

[kwakzx62003]

THANKS FOR THE QUICK REPLIES I HAVE JUST BEEN OUT TO MY GARAGE AND GIVEN THE DRIVE SHAFTS A SHAKE AND THEY SEEM FINE THEY HAVE NO PLAY WHAT SO EVER. THANKS FOR INFO IT WAS WORTH A TRY.

 

MANY THANKS ADRIAN

[Guest gooner52]

not so loud :)

 

let us know how u get on

[tim-spam]

If you're brave, you could get someone to try driving backwards whilst you look under the car (from the front - don't risk getting run over if something grabs) to watch the driveshafts - if an outer CV joint has failed, you may see one of the driveshafts turning, or one of the output flanges turning if it's an inner CV joint that's failed.

[anadin]

If you're brave, you could get someone to try driving backwards whilst you look under the car (from the front - don't risk getting run over if something grabs)

 

if your really brave, let the wife drive it while you look :blink: :lol: ;)

[Dave-G]

If it wont even get into gear it sounds clutch or gearbox shaft related to me :blink:

[Wasphouse]

Symptoms match mine exactly - I'll let you know what I find tomorrow.

 

Good luck with yours.

[Sharanfx]

To be safe jack the front up and put it on axle stands then stick it in reverse.

 

You can then stick your head under and have a good look. :blink:

[Dave-G]

IIRC, the wheels are not supposed to be driven when fully 'suspended'... ?

[tim-spam]

IIRC, the wheels are not supposed to be driven when fully 'suspended'... ?

Why not?

[Dave-G]

I seem to recall that this places the cv joints at angle that strains them... ?

 

Please understand that I am only saying I think this is the case rather than it being a defininitve no-no

[tim-spam]

The CV joints will have been designed to work safely and correctly over the full range of suspension travel and steering lock, so there should be no problem there. However, regularly accelerating hard at or near to full lock will greatly shorten the life of the outer CV joints, as their torque capacity reduces as the lock angle increases.

[tim-spam]

By the way, if you need a new driveshaft or CV joint, try GSF, as they are likely to be considerably cheaper than the main agents.

[Sharanfx]

IIRC, the wheels are not supposed to be driven when fully 'suspended'... ?

 

 

Place the axle stands on the wishbones then so the wheels stay level. Its not as if your going to run it for long periods of time, It sounds like its not going to drive anyway.

[buford_t_justice]

CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE GOT A 1.9TDI GALAXY A 1996 MODEL,YESTERDAY I PULLED UP AT JUNCTION AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY AGAIN THERE WAS A BAG AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT HAD JUMPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR,I THEN PUT DOWN THE CLUTCH AGAIN AND SELECTED THE GEAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO DRIVE JUST A GRINDING NOISE LIKE TWO COGGS SPINNING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

 

I CANT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO ANY GEAR AND AND THE HIGHER GEAR I TRY TO SELECT THE LOUDER THE GRINDING IS,I HAVE CHECKED THE CABLES AND THEY SEEM TO BE OK AND I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEARS WHILE SITTING STILL WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND HAVING SOME ONE PUSH ME BUT IT STILL ISNT IN GEAR, CAN ANYONE SHARE ABIT OF KNOWLEGE.

 

:( MANY tHANKS ADRIAN

 

 

You may have suffered exactly the same fault mine failed on last night.

 

We were happily driving along with the cruise on at 60mph. Next minute the grinding noise you described and we slowly ground to a halt. Fortuntely managed to pull into a lay-by otherwise it would have been pretty hairy.

 

The RAC guy checked a few things but couldn't find the fault so they recovered us home. Sent the car off to the local Ford garage today who diagnosed a failed offside driveshaft and associated bits. Apparently the end of the driveshaft has worn down where it meshes in with the gearbox. End result = a wallet that is

[NikpV]

how many miles had it done - if its less than 60k you may get some joy out of ford since it can only just be out of warranty :(

[buford_t_justice]

how many miles had it done - if its less than 60k you may get some joy out of ford since it can only just be out of warranty :(

 

 

Mileage is 55k and only 3 weeks out of warranty!

 

TBH I can't be bothered wasting my time with Ford. It took me long enough last time to get some money out of them for the alloys and the thought of starting on them again for this doesn't bear thinking about.

 

From now on I will be taking the path of least resistance!!

[Wasphouse]

Hmmmm... Just like buses - none - then three come along all at once!!

 

Seem to be a lot of these failures all of a sudden!

 

Oh well :D