lsdweb
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:27 PM |
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Noisy R1 Clutch / Gearbox|
Hi All
I've just picked up a 'spare' 5VY engine which I bought cheaply because it had a 'broken' gearbox. It apparently runs OK
and selects gears and will run, but the box 'clonks' continually. When it's turned over by hand a loud clicking noise comes from the
clutch housing - any thoughts before I try and strip it down?
Regards
Wyn
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graememk
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:30 PM |
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yeah fit a zetec lol
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bigrich
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:39 PM |
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poss loose or broken clutch basket, dont think yam baskets are known for their strength
.JPG)
A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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lsdweb
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
yeah fit a zetec lol
I almost did! When I bought the 'car' originally it had a Hewland box and I had the Zetec from my '7' sitting next to
it.
I hope it's the clutch basket - a relatively simple and cheap repair - not a bad buy for £321 if that's all that 's wrong!
Wyn
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
yeah fit a zetec lol
Wow such originality, you sir are a comedy genius! 
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:46 PM |
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Early (ie late 90's) baskets were rubbish but since then theyve been OK.
It could be one of the plates has broken up which is then clonking against the basket as it rotates, or even the anti-squeal ring as they've
been known to get chewed up if installed incorrectly.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:50 PM |
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I've just checked the clutch actuation arm and that doesn't seem to have any movement - not sure where it's supposed to sit but it
doesn't move.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 09:57 PM |
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Just pop the cover off and see what's inside Wyn, hopefully not as bad as my gearbox "issue"
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lsdweb
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 10:04 PM |
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Thanks Chris - hopefully sometime Sunday (got an exercise with the military tomorrow so won't get a chance)
I've seen your post on your mashed gearbox - if it's any help, I've got a 5JJ gear cluster you can have for just the postage - not
sure if this would fit in your engine though.
Regards
Wyn
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stevec
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisGamlin
quote:
Originally posted by graememk
yeah fit a zetec lol
Wow such originality, you sir are a comedy genius!
What would we do without a little humour?
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graememk
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 10:20 PM |
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quote:
What would we do without a little humour?
we would all fit bec's lol
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lsdweb
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 03:34 PM |
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Ok. I've pulled the clutch basket out and it all looks OK.
If I hold the shaft going from the clutch basket into the gearbox and turn the output shaft / sprocket I get a loud clicking noise like it's
jumping teeth on a gear somewhere. Sounds like a gearbox fault?
Any thoughts?
If it is, how difficult is it to split the engine to get at it - do I need to take the head off?
Regards
Wyn
[Edited on 9/9/07 by lsdweb]
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 06:56 PM |
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Hi Wyn
Im not sure about your engine but I imagine its similar layout to the 5PW and if so, no you don't need to take the head off (despite what Haynes
manual says!), just need a methodical approach and a couple of hours spare to take all the ancilliary bits off before undoing all the bolts that hold
the block together.
The tricky bit on mine was getting the stator off the end of the crank as you may have read in my post, but I think I read somewhere that the later
engines like yours bolt this on differently and is a lot easier to get off. If not I now have a tool I made which you could borrow.
You'll have u2u regarding the gear cluster in a few minutes
Chris
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