Well yesterday wasn't my best day in the world, whilst attempting to track down and cure a number of rattles, I was out on a test run, fortunately local and no A roads.
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When
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this huge mettalic screach comes from the rear end and the gearbox attempts to do it's best impression of a blender with a bag of nails emptied into it
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So having limped very slowly back home in 1st gear, the car is in rather a sorry state.
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having had to dash off for a wedding
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(oh what timing) I managed to get time today to diagnose further.
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1.
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Clutch down
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- engine revs fine and sounds no different to normal
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2.
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Clutch in, but in neutral as above
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3.
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1st and reverse gears whilst slipping the clutch just at teh biting point and she moves ok.
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Whenever given full clutch engagement or using higher gears it sounds like something is dragging/catching metal on metal.
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Intermittently it either won't go into or out of gear and tries to stall when you attempt to move off.
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I've checked the linkages and all seem ok, and with the engine off all gears can be selected.
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so the possibilities seem to be
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1.
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Flywheel
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(Unlikely I think)
2.
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Clucth
3.
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Throw out bearing
4.
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Selector fork
5.
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Gearbox internals
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Guess who's spending next weekend dropping the box
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all suggestions welcome, I'm off to swear at the wall
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