I not sure if I need a gearbox! It started crunching n wining last night! When I put clutch it stopped but came off the clutch it sounds like metal grnding! I only had 1nst n 2nd n now only 1st, any ideas what's wrong please can I have sum help

 

Are you saying it grinds in neutral with the clutch out and disappears when you put the clutch in? Or only when you try to select gears?

You say it only has a few gears. Do you mean you can put the gearstick into the gears and nothing happens, or you just cant get gears at all? Gear stick hardly moves

 

I just been out there n checked ! When in neutral it grinds an makes horrible noise! When I put clutch down it stops! The stick hardly moves and I cannot find any gears! It doesn't go into gear ! It feels like it clicks into reverse but nothing! I only bought her last night! It was my childhood dream to own a escort turbo 2!

 

It's possibly the clutch. I wouldn't condemn the gearbox just yet. With the engine OFF try and get the gears. If you can get all the gears then its the clutch. I think your noise will be the release bearing. Does your clutch pedal feel ok? Is it the same height as the brake pedal?

 

I appreciate your time to answer my questions buddy! With the engine off and the clutch down it feels the same as with the clutch up! It's the same height as the brake pedal! The stick feels like it only selects secound gear but I can move it in a full square motion with or without the clutch down! Almost like there is no guide to slide into gear if that makes sense.

 

Sounds like the linkage then mate if you can stir the soup with the stick! Get an assistant to move the stick while you have a look at the linkage. I'm not sure what they look like on your car but I know the fiestas and ka's are renowned for the uj seizing up at the gearbox end of the linkage. Hope it is the linkage and not the selector in the box!

 

I see! It's very frustrating! Thankyou I really appreciate your help and time mate, I have booked it Into my friends dads garage and he said he will stick a diesel gearbox in it for me! So hopefully ill be back on the road Tuesday what car do you drive buddy

 

I'm just doing a little project at the minute. I'm putting an escort tci engine in to an escort van and then respraying it. Looking at some people's projects on here though I'm getting the bug for a petrol project.

 

Ah cool mate, tci is that a turbo diesel lump? What shape van mate? There is few cheap tubby lumps on eBay mate if u fancy 1! Is this your work van?

 

Yeah it's the intercooled turbo diesel engine. What's a tubby lump?

 

Sorry about my slang ! Turbo engine I ment! Tubby short for turbo I say we're are you located! R u a mechanic? Can I spray pannnels?

 

thrush bearing on clutch

 

Mate im in pitsea I'll take a look for you if you fancy?

 

Sure mate when can u view ?

 

when do you want me to take a look?

 

Are you about tonight mate? R u a mechanic?

 

not tonight mate but i can tomorrow after work, im not a mechanic but owned and built enough of these to have a fairly substantial knowledge of them, i completly rebuilt my cab myself

 

That's very kind if you sir, ok ill post a msg on here tomorow when I'm back from work 2 an we can take it from there if ok buddy!

 

Yeah that's fine mate what time are you usually home?

 

I am self employed do all different times mate sumtimes 11am some days 5pm I try get home for 5ish buddy! Ill get the misses to put kettle on!

 

Ok mate I might not be back until around 6 ish but I may get back earlier so just either msg on here or txt me, ill pm you my number