Geabox/Clutch?

[Dom]

Car will go into gear, but when you release the clutch it will just rev and not move. Turned the car off, put it into gear fine, started up and still wont move, not even judder and just rev up when you pull the clutch up and attempt to accelerate. Help.

[saxo_singh]

Have you been having trouble with the clutch lately? Maybe the release bearing has gone.

[SAM-S44MDS-]

Could be a few things
If your clutch has been high/slipping then it could be clutch gone?
If you have had no 'problems' or anything to make you suspect clutch and its just sudden then it could be a driveshaft has snapped?

[Steph_at_constella]

Or your gearlinkages could have snapped if you put it into gear and nowt happens

[Dom]

Gear linkages are fine, release bearing has been playing up, old owner give me one with the car. But is that really a fault that the car is not engaging in any gear?

[SAM-S44MDS-]

Could be that.

or it could be a snapped shaft also

I take it you can select the gears ok, but when lifting the clutch it doesnt pull?

[Dom]

Just revs mate, its a bit of a shitter

[Dom]

Help... About to make an offer on a gearbox, want someone to rule out either one or the other..

[james2oo8]

my megane did this and was the diff bearings in the gearbox m8

on those u could test it by sticking it in 5th then revving it and the speedo would move

not sure if that works on these though?

sounds more like gbox than clutch to me m8

[Dom]

Symptoms of Diff Bearings? Can't find a real answer on the search function..

[SAM-S44MDS-]

Check your shafts mate.

Mine did this and it had snapped the os (drivers) driveshaft on the splines where it goes into the box.

Result was that I could easily put the car in any gear and lift the clutch but it would just rev and not move. It had no drive as the shaft wasnt connected

Check that before you throw money away on a gearbox mate

[Fubsy]

Can't see if being the clutch or the thrust bearing for a start the thrust bearing disengages the gearbox from the output shaft, plus is it was for example the thrust bearing or the clutch u would hear something and it would still at least try to move.

It could be a drive shaft or the diff as if either one has a problem u will simply have no drive. I doubt it would be ur gearbox either Im no expert but I've taken my own gearbox apart and unless the selectors have snapped inside there again would be some sort of grinding noise which would be noticable.

I would personaly check the remote to make sure its moving the linkages, then check the linkages, then the drive shafts if non of them look faulty then the gearbox, let us know how you get on.

Regards
Fubsy

[Fubsy]

Also while im thinking about it is the thrust bearing had some how disengaged the clutch the pedal would also be stuck down.

[Dom]

The driveshafts seem fine when I took a light out there and got in the car earlier, for the past few days I have been hearing a slight whistle when pulling away after starting the car in the mornings. But this 'Supercharger style' whistle was feint and could barely be heard if I drove past somebody. But was loud enough to notice inside the car..

[SAM-S44MDS-]

My shaft snapped in the box...you couldnt actually tell untill It was out.

I originally thought the diff was knackered but it turned out the splines on the shaft had snapped

Check the gear linkages

IF they are ok check the shafts (you WILL need to remove them)

If not then I would say its the diff, in which case new box :y:

[Fubsy]

My shaft snapped in the box...you couldnt actually tell untill It was out.

I originally thought the diff was knackered but it turned out the splines on the shaft had snapped

Check the gear linkages

IF they are ok check the shafts (you WILL need to remove them)

If not then I would say its the diff, in which case new box :y:

To check this u could just jack the car up both sides and spin the wheels listen for any unusual noises and that there is still resistance there.

Regards
Fubsy

[Fubsy]

It cause also be the CV joints so u might want to check that the shaft is spinning all the way back to the box and again is making no odd noises.

[Dom]

There is no resistance.. it was fine rolling it onto a tow-truck.. Diff then yeah?

[Fubsy]

Well its either the diff, a broken drive shaft and unless uve been thrashing the nutz off it I doubt uv'e broken a VTS shaft but could be the CV joint which is a lot cheaper and easy to replace than the gearbox/Diff If uve got the tool and the time get the car up in the air and check the shafts making sure they rotate from the wheels all the way back to the box also while ur under there check all of the gearlinkage bars are there and are moving about correctly when u change gears etc. If u cant find a problem there then I would say its more than likely ur diff but get it jacked up before u throw money at it for something u might not need :) .

Regards
Fubsy

[Dom]

Thank you very much for your help mate! Appreciate it alot!

Dom

[Fubsy]

Nps sorry I can't be more help but it can be a few things so It's hard to be 100% sure but if u rule out the easy things at least u wont be wasting money.

Let me know how it goes.

Regards
Fubsy

[spudders]

had simlerprob i had broke 2 of the springs in clutch an it wouldnt move this was on a vtr but i imagin the clutches 2 b the same eny hoo wish u d best sortin it out

[Dom]

Surely it wouldn't go into gear then buddy? this one does, but doesn't move.. or even stall if I lift my foot all the way off the clutch, get a weird grind sound when going into reverse though.

[Stevo123]

It's not clutch or release bearing as I think you have gathered already.

Jack car up, turn wheels by hand, you might be able to hear the issue. Ie turning one shaft you might not hear the gearbox/diff spinning with it or perhaps you will hear the sound of dead cv joint crunching away lol.

It's gotta be a snapped shaft, dead cv joint (likely) or buggered gearbox internals.

[Dom]

Its not the shaft mate, its now the gearbox for definite im looking at, the Shaft is perfectly fine which is worrying lol.. All fingers pointing towards the gearbox now :( Hopefully getting a new Box next week, then giving the car a MOT to get the ball rolling again :)

[Stevo123]

Cool, least you know where your splodging. Maybe an oppertunity to fit a 1.1 box for snappy acceleration, albeit at the expense of using more fuel and higher revs on the motorway.