swanny
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| posted on 23/7/18 at 06:37 PM |
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Won’t go in gear
Hello all
Car ran fine last time out but went to start it this morning. Put it in reverse and it lurched back and died. Restarted it then couldn’t get it in
gear, any gear at all. Clutch pedal feels normal.
Any ideas ? Other than clutch is knackered :-(
Car is a rover v8 with an lt77 gearbox
Paul
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tims31
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| posted on 23/7/18 at 07:10 PM |
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Is it hydraulic clutch or cable, does sound like the clutch is not disengaging.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/7/18 at 07:52 PM |
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Had the same problem on my car, I took the engine out on Friday and found the spigot bearing had siezed to the first motion shaft , had to use an
angle grinder to get it off fortunately it hadn't caused any damage . Managed to get a new bearing on Saturday morning and get the car back
together. My clutch pedal also felt fine when it had the problem, . Possibly the same fault on yours or maybe a faulty clutch assembly? Doesn't
sound like hydraulics.
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/7/18 at 08:56 PM |
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Was going to say spigot shaft bearing.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 24/7/18 at 07:50 AM |
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will it go into gear with the engine off?
if yes it will be clutch. If not, a gearbox issue....
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 24/7/18 at 10:48 AM |
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a quick search found it may be a problem with a 'grub screw' attaching the remote (gearstick) assembly
http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/remoteissues.html
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swanny
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| posted on 24/7/18 at 10:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
will it go into gear with the engine off?
if yes it will be clutch. If not, a gearbox issue....
just nipped back and tried it. goes in gear fine when engine off.
thanks for all the help
Paul
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swanny
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| posted on 24/7/18 at 11:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
a quick search found it may be a problem with a 'grub screw' attaching the remote (gearstick) assembly
http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/remoteissues.html
this would be good, as it would avoid a big job. will take a look
thanks
[Edited on 24/7/18 by swanny]
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adithorp
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| posted on 24/7/18 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
will it go into gear with the engine off?
if yes it will be clutch. If not, a gearbox issue....
Spigot bearing failure/collapse would be the same.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/7/18 at 08:20 AM |
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Why do newbies always look for complicated causes?
This a very common issue on any car that has been laid up for months : the clutch driven plate is stuck to the flywheel.
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swanny
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| posted on 25/7/18 at 08:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Why do newbies always look for complicated causes?
This a very common issue on any car that has been laid up for months : the clutch driven plate is stuck to the flywheel.
true. but this car was last driven a week ago
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 25/7/18 at 06:12 PM |
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Have you tried starting it in gear? Make sure you have plenty of room just in case
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swanny
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| posted on 26/7/18 at 01:33 PM |
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i did think about this. having had a go yet. do you think there is a chance that might free it up?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 26/7/18 at 05:36 PM |
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If it's a stuck clutch plate it might but if it's a spigot bearing then no.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 26/7/18 at 11:03 PM |
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LT77 on to RV8, I have a vague memory that engines with auto boxes had a steel bush in the crank, you need to remove this and fit a phosphor bronze
or needle bearing in its place or after a while it will weld itself up.
Was the engine originally auto and now backed onto a manual box?
[Edited on 26/7/18 by mark chandler]
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 27/7/18 at 12:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
LT77 on to RV8, I have a vague memory that engines with auto boxes had a steel bush in the crank, you need to remove this and fit a phosphor bronze
or needle bearing in its place or after a while it will weld itself up.
Was the engine originally auto and now backed onto a manual box?
[Edited on 26/7/18 by mark chandler]
would that be the above mentioned spigot baring?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/7/18 at 06:00 AM |
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Yes, bush in the back of the crank is the spigot bearing
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/8/18 at 04:40 PM |
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Any news yet? I doubt very much it's a stuck clutch plate as you managed to get it into gear before it lurched and stopped
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