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1st gear sometimes stack??
Topic Started: Apr 25 2008, 11:36 AM (356 Views)
Levin BZR
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Hi guys..Sometimes my 1st gear stack..I have to force it a lot to pull it to the 2nd gear..What it's wrong??? :wall:
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Francis
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Syncro?
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Mikey Jay
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Have you tried using the clutch? :P

Sorry, couldn't resist


But back on topic, think Francis may be right
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devo
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think francis correct syncro could be when the last time u got ur gear box oil changed? i no u dont do it as reg as ur engine obviously but might help :wave:
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Francis
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One thing, don't force it into gear. Try putting it back in first and maybe into neutral for a bit and trying again, forcing it in is only going to do more damage. :(
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Mikey Jay
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Where abouts can you check the gearbox oil btw?

Do you have to have the car on a ramp?
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Francis
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You can't really check it as such, you just need to change it at the correct intervals.

It's not that hard to do, a bit fiddly. You might need to remove your battery.
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Mikey Jay
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Engine bay pic with correct part circled please :)
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Francis
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You won't get a pic of it from the engine bay without removing stuff, you'd need a pic of under the car. And there's no dipstick or anything, there's a drain plug and a fill plug. The oil level should be in line with the bottom of the fill plug...I.E as much as you can fill it without it dripping out again.
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Mikey Jay
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:blink:
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Levin BZR
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I changed my gearbox oil, 1 month ago..
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Mikey Jay
Apr 26 2008, 03:13 AM
Engine bay pic with correct part circled please :)

iv already posted pics for that on here.............




try bleeding your clutch slave with some new fluid? make sure clutch is fully working, does it grind or just not go in??? bent shifter arms?
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chiksluvit
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i had the same problem before

do you have a heavy duty clutch recently put in?
let me know if you do
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Levin BZR
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chiksluvit
Apr 26 2008, 08:56 AM
i had the same problem before

do you have a heavy duty clutch recently put in?
let me know if you do

Yes.I recently put in a heavy duty clutch.. What have you done to fix it??
(It's a TRD complete clutch set)
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chiksluvit
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for some reason these c160 just dont like heavy duty clutches...
seems like a few people are having that problem

your case may not be exacly the same as mine, but there are a few possibilities..

3 things you need to check when it was being installed
when the clutch was being installed, was the spline alligned properly?
if it wasn't and it was forced in, then the clutch disc may be bent, and causes it not to release properly.. like clutch disc may be touching the flywheel or pressure plate when it was released
was the spline greased when it was installed?
new release bearing?

in my case i suspected that it was installation error at first and just changed the clutch back to standard..
changed master and slave cyl also for in case
even after all that i could still feel a slight bit of notchyness with the stock clutch and brand new master and slave cyl... it wasn't obvious at all, i'm just fussy

so i went and got an Earls braided clutch line, and now its perfect
you might want to try getting a braided clutch line before you pull the box apart to check the clutch...

let me know if you need the braided line, i can check with the supplier for you
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Mikey Jay
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Where do you get the braided clutch line from?

Didn't realise you could get them for the Levin
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chiksluvit
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ya i realised you can't really get that off the shelf...
i had to pull mine out, got the measurement, and the workshop got it custom made with earl's braided line and earls fittings, fits beautifully, shift feels much better
:cheers:
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Mikey Jay
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Ah ritey

Didn't think you could get them off-the-shelf so to speak
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