Meercattt500
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Hello!
My first post after a couple of months of lurking.
For a few weeks, my gears ground when changing into reverse. Not every time. People had told me to expect to need a new clutch so I put it down to the clutch wearing out. Sometimes, the clutch pedal didn't bounce all the way up and I would use my foot under the pedal to bring it all the way up.
10 days ago, I drove 20 minutes to the local dump. Reversing into my spot noisily was a bit embarrassing but tolerable...
On the way home, all seemed fine. But a couple of minutes into my drive it became very difficult (without a fight) then impossible to change into first gear, so I was pulling away from traffic lights etc in 2nd gear. Then 2nd also became impossible so I was limited to 3rd and 4th.
Once I got home (I normally reverse parallel park) I had to use a downhill to reverse into my spot.
With the engine turned off, I could move into any gear. Engine running, none.
I was referred to a gear box and clutch specialist. I told him all of the above and he says it was a hydraulics issue. He came over a week's ago with some brake fluid, pumped the clutch pedal all the way down and up 30 times or so and it was possible to change gear with the engine running. Any gear. And the pedal bounced back 100%.
The following morning, I tried it again. No joy.
3 days ago, I topped up the fluid. A few bubbles came up from the reservoir. I repeated the pedal pumping but instead the pedal now has NO resistance and bounces back about a finger's width. When pumping the pedal manually, there's more resistance when raising it than pressing it!
It's a very niche situation but I figured if there's was going to be any niche knowledge anywhere, this would be the place.
Thanks for reading.
Meera
My first post after a couple of months of lurking.
For a few weeks, my gears ground when changing into reverse. Not every time. People had told me to expect to need a new clutch so I put it down to the clutch wearing out. Sometimes, the clutch pedal didn't bounce all the way up and I would use my foot under the pedal to bring it all the way up.
10 days ago, I drove 20 minutes to the local dump. Reversing into my spot noisily was a bit embarrassing but tolerable...
On the way home, all seemed fine. But a couple of minutes into my drive it became very difficult (without a fight) then impossible to change into first gear, so I was pulling away from traffic lights etc in 2nd gear. Then 2nd also became impossible so I was limited to 3rd and 4th.
Once I got home (I normally reverse parallel park) I had to use a downhill to reverse into my spot.
With the engine turned off, I could move into any gear. Engine running, none.
I was referred to a gear box and clutch specialist. I told him all of the above and he says it was a hydraulics issue. He came over a week's ago with some brake fluid, pumped the clutch pedal all the way down and up 30 times or so and it was possible to change gear with the engine running. Any gear. And the pedal bounced back 100%.
The following morning, I tried it again. No joy.
3 days ago, I topped up the fluid. A few bubbles came up from the reservoir. I repeated the pedal pumping but instead the pedal now has NO resistance and bounces back about a finger's width. When pumping the pedal manually, there's more resistance when raising it than pressing it!
It's a very niche situation but I figured if there's was going to be any niche knowledge anywhere, this would be the place.
Thanks for reading.
Meera
