Gearbox - Why won't the car turn over??????? UPDATE
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Just finished trying to get the car finished for a FF thrash tomorrow. Called it a night and dropped out.
all my hard work and its let me down at the last hurdle.
Anyway, problem is this. I fitted a new clutch and flywheel this weekend, we got everything bolted up, and the starter just kicked and wouldn't turn the engine over.
Tried moving the crank with a spanner, and wasn't having it.
As soon as the gearbox is about 2 or 3 MM away from the block (i.e a few bolts loosened slightly!) The car starts, and the crank can be turned with a spanner. When it's tightened back up, it won't turn.
Any ideas guys?
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Anyway, problem is this. I fitted a new clutch and flywheel this weekend, we got everything bolted up, and the starter just kicked and wouldn't turn the engine over.
Tried moving the crank with a spanner, and wasn't having it.
As soon as the gearbox is about 2 or 3 MM away from the block (i.e a few bolts loosened slightly!) The car starts, and the crank can be turned with a spanner. When it's tightened back up, it won't turn.
Any ideas guys?
Thanks.
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No mate, looking forward to a nice lie in now.
Fucking fought this piece of shit car right to the end.
All day Saturday, All day sunday, Monday til 11, Tonight til 12.
Oh well, could be worse I suppose.
Fucking fought this piece of shit car right to the end.
All day Saturday, All day sunday, Monday til 11, Tonight til 12.
Oh well, could be worse I suppose.
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Originally Posted by jawanne
mite be the clutch.wat sort is it
It's all bled up and feels fine. Like I said, the car DID start, when the bolts were wound out by maybe 2 mil?
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Originally Posted by m4dyeti
Mate i would offer to drive up now but i left work at half 5 today drve to southend and just this second got back in ,
Im have to meet Neil at his for half 6 which is 2 hours drive away.PMSL
For some strange reason im still typing here...
I feel like an Albanion trucker
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Im have to meet Neil at his for half 6 which is 2 hours drive away.PMSL
For some strange reason im still typing here...
I feel like an Albanion trucker
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I text neil at 12ish, I might of woken him, but he did reply.
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BTW, Car is 30miles away, so it's a deffo no no for tomorrow at brunters, but will be getting box out tomorrow to see what the score is.
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Originally Posted by YoungDan
Originally Posted by m4dyeti
Mate i would offer to drive up now but i left work at half 5 today drve to southend and just this second got back in ,
Im have to meet Neil at his for half 6 which is 2 hours drive away.PMSL
For some strange reason im still typing here...
I feel like an Albanion trucker
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Im have to meet Neil at his for half 6 which is 2 hours drive away.PMSL
For some strange reason im still typing here...
I feel like an Albanion trucker
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I text neil at 12ish, I might of woken him, but he did reply.
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I would ring him now but he is proberbly kncking one out over Pat Bucher again! So best leave the looon to it.....
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If ya can blag a lift mate,,,,, come down be good to catch a chat with ya
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We thought it could be something like that, so got it started up, died quickly, but we were hoping it'd get everythiing to line up. ![Sad](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Will see what the score is tomorrow, definatly an unusual thing I think?
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Will see what the score is tomorrow, definatly an unusual thing I think?
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the input shaft isn't actually sitting through the splines so when its lose it will turn over, when its tight it wont as it just locks everything up solid.
Either way you wont be fixing it intime
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Well, got til the 6th of Oct to sort it.
Really wanna give the car a good hammering, not been able to really on this tempremental clutch, now I've got the helix and lightened flywheel in I wanna drive it!
FUCK I also really miss the noise !!!
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Really wanna give the car a good hammering, not been able to really on this tempremental clutch, now I've got the helix and lightened flywheel in I wanna drive it!
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FUCK I also really miss the noise !!!
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If the flywheel has been made thinner to make it lighter then could it be the bolts are now slightly too long and hitting on something through the back of the flange on the crank ??
I don't know the Fiesta set up really but just a thought...
I don't know the Fiesta set up really but just a thought...
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Oopsies LOL.
Right, got the car started tonight with all the box tight, good news!!! then tried to get it into gear, and not happening. Jon and I bled the clutch manually and using an automatic brake/clutch bleeder, and still the same.
So, in record time (20mins!!!!) the box was off, kind of. It seems the input shaft is stuck on the friction plate. It could be the plate machined wrong, who knows.
Anyway, we can't get the box off, so the engine is being dropped out the bottom and we'll go from there.
Not too bothered really, it could be worse at the end of the day, i could be paying labour charges! but because I'm doing it myself, it's OK
Will keep you updated.
Right, got the car started tonight with all the box tight, good news!!! then tried to get it into gear, and not happening. Jon and I bled the clutch manually and using an automatic brake/clutch bleeder, and still the same.
So, in record time (20mins!!!!) the box was off, kind of. It seems the input shaft is stuck on the friction plate. It could be the plate machined wrong, who knows.
Anyway, we can't get the box off, so the engine is being dropped out the bottom and we'll go from there.
Not too bothered really, it could be worse at the end of the day, i could be paying labour charges! but because I'm doing it myself, it's OK
Will keep you updated.
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