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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6265   
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for those as mechanically stupid as me and suffering with transmission noise.
got the car back yesterday after ecu issues and as soon as I pulled off the forecourt I'm thinking there a load more transmission noise / slack when engaging the transmission than I remembered but put it down to having a range rover sport for a couple of weeks. Anyway I had to learn how to drive a manual gearbox again and very gently to avoid this 'new' noise when engaging the transmission? coming home tonight the damn thing broke down (only picked it up LAST night!), and guess what transmission troubles - couldn't select a gear. phoned the garage to see what they'd done to the transmission if anything before phoning LRA to rescue me.......the garage asked if I was in high or low ratio 
the penny dropped.........it had jumped out of high into neutral - durrrrr (they were still on the phone at this point thinking dumb f*ck wit)  . so for whatever reason I guess someone had been playing with the high / low and not fully engaged it into high.
anyway the reasoning behind this post was just to suggest if there's anyone as dumb as me out there with transmission backlash - why not try engaging / disengaging the high / low - it might just help? |
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16th Feb 2011 9:42pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6265
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well I'm not sure but I'll be paying close attention to it over the next few days but it seems ok now?
I dont disagree with you but first and very brief results seems to suggest its all ok now? |
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16th Feb 2011 10:13pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024  
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Given most west mids dealers...it was probably tem!
Having said that I've had mine pop out after off roaring it and going o high...I learnt by the second time Mike |
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16th Feb 2011 10:25pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7693 
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if you follow the full procedure as per LRE for engaging hi or low from the other then it will go in and stay in. Cheers
James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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16th Feb 2011 10:29pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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The LRE procedure can be followed and it can still pop out. Especially if it needs adjusting. Mike |
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20th Feb 2011 12:00pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7693
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sorry i wasn't privi to the fact it needed adjusting in that case it will pop out what ever you do. Cheers James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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20th Feb 2011 7:02pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6265
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Its seems absolutely bang on now so I can only assume it wasn't properly enganged.
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20th Feb 2011 7:25pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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it only takes a fraction out to be enought to engage it and it pop out and really "push" it to be in and it being right. Usually after a clutch or gearbox change (i only had 3!) Mike |
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20th Feb 2011 7:27pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7693
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if do it the LRE way this will show this up as a fault as it will pop back under load against the brake. Cheers James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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20th Feb 2011 8:47pm |
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