Greasemonkey
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Right whats up with me gearbox, the more i drive the car the harder its getting to push it into gear, some times it goes into gear fine then other times i feel i will snapp the gear stick.
1st and 2nd are the hardest and now when in gear there is a wirring noise which is very quiet, PLEASE HELP
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deanmcreynolds26
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maybe ur clutch needs adjusted! happened to my car mate!
as for the wirring noise that could be the... shit forgot the word i was lookin for 
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Greasemonkey
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could the noise be the clutch release bearing???, spoke to someone already who said i need a new gearbox !!!!!!, i DID have one but sold it!!!!. Oh i forgott to mention it judders when pulling away in 1st
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James_DT
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Sounds like the clutch needs adjusting.
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Siberia
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i would think if it was the clutch realise bearing the noise would be there all the time cos the bearing is up against the clutch all the time not just when the car is in gear.
not being able to get it into certain gears points to the clutch eitther needs to be adjsuted or replaced.
however when ya put the 2 problems together it does point ot the aul gearbox being fooked.
are u not swapping that lump anyways?
[Edited on 12-07-2004 by Siberia]
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Greasemonkey
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ssshhhh WHAT i aint swapping no engine  , well it wont be for a month or too yet so need the car, i drive 40miles to and from work every day!!!!, so what is it new gear box!!!
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AK
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Have you checked te gearbox oil level....
it will crunch gears, whine etc etc when its running low on oil....
Firstly id check the oil..... even replace it, and treat with a teflon based grease additive...
then check the cluth
then...... if needs be.... replace the gearbox with a shorter geared one 
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Siberia
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never thought about the oil levels. Sounds like a good plan.
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AK
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i just drained the oil in the gt gearbox.....
left it open and flushed it with normal oil..... then filled with the recommended gearbox oil and slick50...
worked a treat...
it WAS crunching into 2nd.... getting stuck in gear, having probs getting into reverse etc etc.... now its fine
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Greasemonkey
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The symptoms you described are similar to the ones i had straight after the engine swap, i got stranded with the car stuck out of gear, so i rammed it into gear and got home, my mechanic adjusted the clutch cable and it was ok, my engine revs to 7500+ and i find it hard to select gears at these rpm have i just fooked it slamming it into gear at high speeds.
Its weird cos the car pulls hard in all gears except 5th, i can pull very quick up to 110mph in 4th then put it into 5th and it almost slows down, after about 3-4miles it will be doing 120+ but i think it should do better lol
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L330wnz
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sorry to thread-jack matey but my 1st and 2nd gears are cuntas to get in sometimes...feel really rough and crunchy when going in they dont grind in and make a noise but sometimes u got to put it into gear and doesn't wanna go in... 
Are they worn? Need lubricating or something?! I am a novice so any help or suggestions welcome 
Ps. Sorry I aint trying to thread-jack
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Greasemonkey
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Tis ok, get a mechanic to look at ya gear linkage it might need adjusting, errr maybe mine does too all this slamming it in gear at high rpm might have made the linkage slip a bit!!!! only takes 2 minutes once ya get a car up on a ramp
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L330wnz
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mucho £££'s?
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L330wnz
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ps. I slam it in at high revs too
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Greasemonkey
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nah basically they would jack the car up on a lift, undo the linkage bolt aline it using a 8mm drill bit lol and tighten it up again, simple job, £10-20
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L330wnz
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oh I see, my mate work in a garage so will let him take a look! cheers mate
u might as well get ur checked then 
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Greasemonkey
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yeah im definately gonna do it, have to get it on me ramps tonight and reset the linkage to check it, then top up the gearbox oil and hope its not the actuall box thats fooked cos on a GSI its an engine out job!!! might as well drop a different lump back in
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
yeah im definately gonna do it, have to get it on me ramps tonight and reset the linkage to check it, then top up the gearbox oil and hope its not the actuall box thats fooked cos on a GSI its an engine out job!!! might as well drop a different lump back in
u could get the box out without taking the engine out but ya'd prolly spend more time messing around trying to the the input shaft back into the clutch
the main proble is the gearbox is a heavy fecker and theres not alot of room to work. whoever put the battery tray into a corsa should be shot for designing it that way
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L330wnz
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it was me... 
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Greasemonkey
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Battery tray is in a shit position man, on later models they are bolted in not welded in like ours, looks like i found my excuse to put a different engine in
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L330wnz
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yes get a LET go go go
Yeah on my 99 plate 1.6 sport it is bolted in
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Greasemonkey
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LET i didnt hear no mention of a LET 
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Siberia
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if we had the same insurance system that u's have over there i'd have a LET in my yoke by the end of the month. Pisses me off having to settle for a 1.6 conversion. i'll prolly chance me arm with a 2.0 but it a pain over here.
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Greasemonkey
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Funny thing is its renewal time for my insurance, i have rang round for quotes 90% of insurers wont insure me cos i got so many engine mods, and i got 4 years NCD and am 22 for fuck sake, if i dropped a LET in which im not doing honest!!!, then my insurance would only be a fraction more say £1100
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Siberia
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do it! then u will never get tired of that car ....
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