hi

my friend has a racing puma and it seems to be stuck in third gear!

the clutch still works but it just wont come out!

i checked the linkage under the car and that seems to be fine

does anyone have any idead's?

or is it a comman fault?

 

Not a common fault no!

is it different if it's hot or cold?

My gearbox almost seized last year when the prat that owned it before me must have kept crunching reverse in. Binds up the 1st gear to housing gap and makes it appear siezed. Worse when hot.

 

it seems to be stuck in 3rd and i cant get it out even if its hot or cold


might just fire to it!

 

gearbox has failed...

Alex

 

Yep, I killed 2 gearboxes on my old 1.7 puma by being "enthusiastic" I killed more clutches than boxes though

 

fucked.

 

reverse gear idler breaks up inside the gearbox (not using the 5 sec rule when putting in reverse) causing the selector fork to jam on the gearbox
casing!!! seen loads!!!
hope that helps matt