Gearbox Or Not The Gearbox?

[phughson]

Hi fellow members,

 

I am hoping someone can help me out......... hoping :-)

 

I had my 53 Plate 115BHP 6 speed manual Galaxy at the garage to have the dual mass flywheel replaced with a solid conversion and new clutch fitted. This is when my problems have continued!

 

Every since I took the car away from the garage I am hearing a slight knocking/tapping noise from the front of the car..... it seems to be a rotational fault because the frequency on the knocking slows down as the car slows down, if you know what I mean?? And now the ABS light has come on!!

 

More worrying is that I can't select first gear selected unless I engage another gear then go directly into first, so when I cant get it into first gear I go into second then it'll go straight into first - and that is every time! but when the gearbox hits neutral position when stopping at a junction etc I have to do the above routine to get the car into first.... I hope this makes sense?

 

Any advise would be great!

 

Thanks in advance,

Paul

 

[chromedome]

Sounds like a botched job. Difficulty selecting gears could be they have not fitted the linkage cables correctly. ABS light on could be they have broken an ABS ring on one of the drive shafts.

 

I would return the car to the garage and get them to fix it.

 

I have read somewhere on the forum that the solid flywheel conversion is not entirely successful, do a search.

Edited January 27, 2013 by chromedome