can the selector fork be put back in with the box in,or does the box have to be removed?the old one broke

Who would be the best to pm about this if no one knows?

 

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what part broke? if u take the airbox out u can take the selector out the top of the box, its a pain in the arse to re-fit as theres not a lot of room to move it and u need a hand on the rod that comes out the bottom so u can line the selector back up when it goes in!

 

hi ya mate thanks for the reply!its not actually my car,its a mates car he can not get the new selector to go back in!not sure what part broke here are some pics

 

box out, strip down, etc

assuming it's the mtx75 box?

from what i can recall, it's the same as found in all the other cars, the 4wd bit goes in the driveshaft side of things

 

ah yes i beleive it is the MT75X box!So its a box out/strip down job then?was hoping it was a simple refit?

 

so to get the selector back in the box has to come apart?

 

there are 3 selectors in the box

plus the little pin that does the selecting arrangement to give it the H shift pattern
this pin sometimes snaps and you are stuck with it selecting 2 gears at the same time

 

Ah so the only way to get them all lined up again once one fails is a strip down!

 

you dont have to take the box out at all, when u put selector back in the ball part on the rod locates into a thing like a tube which is connected to the rod the gear lever connects to, u have to turn this as u slide the selector down so the ball sits in the end of the tube.... its a pain in the arse but it can be done as i had to!!! hope u can understand that!!

 

the 3 selectors in the top of the box are ok, the old selector unit was damaged in the way you say, the top part had snapped, the unit in the pic is the replacement i got from another box although it was fwd, its the same as the one thats broke, just need to know how to get it back in,
thanks for the info so far dojj

 

this is the problem im having, would it be an advantage to drain the oil from the box, would i be able to see where the ball has to go?

 

might be better to if u can see oil in there, the one i did was already empty, it took a lot of time and patience to do it but it can be done, admittedly its a piece of piss with the box on the floor as u can see what you r doing! disconnect the gear lever under the car so u can move the rod that goes into the box....

 

cheers for al the help peeps!
well thats good news mark no box out

 

would it be no good having some one sat in the car who was able to move the gear stick from side to side to locate the ball?

 

you could try that but i dont think you will get enough movement on the rod to locate the ball? i did the job myself so i had to do it that way!

 

ok thanks ill give it ago when i get home from work 2morro,

 

good luck mate! dont loose the head with it.

 

gonna have a crack 2morro, but just incase ive managed to source another 4x4 gearbox for £90 plus £45 postage from up north, be good to have a spare anyhow

 

that was cheap! my mate paid £250 plus delivery for his then after it was fitted i found it wouldnt go into all the gears!! thus presenting me with using the old boxes selector...best of it is theres nothing wrong with the box i took out! but hey the customer is always rite!!

 

this box is coming fro crspares/ jdmotorsport,
well known on the rs2000 site so im hoping its a good box

 

no joy what so ever, its so frustraighting,

 

you need to twist the rod so the tube points up to the hole u can see in! then when the ball is close u have to let the tube come down with the ball, easier said than done but i have faith u will crack it! its a lot of work to change the box for a gear selector!!!!

 

im going to drain the box as the tube cant be seen with the oil in it,
ive had the box out a couple of times before so that doesnt bother me,
ill have another go 2morro now as its to dark out side

 

finaley sorted today altough i did take the box out as it ws just impossible to do with the box in due to the mastercylinder and rear mount.