Major Gearbox/clutch Issue

[paulh]

Driving home tonightI lost all gears. Had to get a tow home as gears won't engage at all. Clutch makes no difference, you can move the stick all round with the engine running and the clutch out. My first thought was that the linkage had gone, as there is no resistance on the stick, however when I got home I looked at the selector cables on the box and they are moving, although I don't know how much they are supposed to travel. THere was no bang, no sudden jerk, nothing to indicate anything had broken, but I did get a smell of burnt clutch plate. What does everyone reckon? Linkage, clutch or total gearbox failure? :(

 

05 1.9PD 115

 

Cheers

[chrispb123456]

Driving home tonightI lost all gears. Had to get a tow home as gears won't engage at all. Clutch makes no difference, you can move the stick all round with the engine running and the clutch out. My first thought was that the linkage had gone, as there is no resistance on the stick, however when I got home I looked at the selector cables on the box and they are moving, although I don't know how much they are supposed to travel. THere was no bang, no sudden jerk, nothing to indicate anything had broken, but I did get a smell of burnt clutch plate. What does everyone reckon? Linkage, clutch or total gearbox failure? :(

 

05 1.9PD 115

 

Cheers

Hi Paul

Could be bolt sheared or fell out on selectors usually falls into bottom of gearboxhttp://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

[chrispb123456]

Driving home tonightI lost all gears. Had to get a tow home as gears won't engage at all. Clutch makes no difference, you can move the stick all round with the engine running and the clutch out. My first thought was that the linkage had gone, as there is no resistance on the stick, however when I got home I looked at the selector cables on the box and they are moving, although I don't know how much they are supposed to travel. THere was no bang, no sudden jerk, nothing to indicate anything had broken, but I did get a smell of burnt clutch plate. What does everyone reckon? Linkage, clutch or total gearbox failure? :(

 

05 1.9PD 115

 

Cheers

Hi Paul

Could be bolt sheared or fell out on selectors usually falls into bottom of gearbox.

Edited February 3, 2011 by chrispb123456

[sidcos]

Hi

Did you get anywhere with this??

Sid

[paulh]

Hello mate, yeah. Took the gearbox off and the clutch plate had separated. Basically the friction ring had sheared from the inner ring. Put a new one in, but still getting the pulsing pedal.