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billyhoyles
23-09-2008, 19:19
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i am havein a little prob with my car an not sure wat it is when i am driving along it has started to slip out of gear in second and forth has any body got any surgestions on how to fix it thanks

youngscottie
23-09-2008, 20:36
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jumping out or slipping out of gear do the gears engage ok?
there used to be an artical on the old site about adjusting the gearlinkage
perhaps someone will post a link as this sounds like your problem
are your engine mounts ok?

billyhoyles
23-09-2008, 22:52
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it happens when i let off mainley it goes into the gears ok an i have already changed the gear box mount cause i thought it was that prob but thanks any way

Sparkie
24-09-2008, 10:27
sounds more like worn gearbox selector forks to me...

billyhoyles
24-09-2008, 17:41
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are they easy to fix

Sparkie
24-09-2008, 19:08
no, cos they inside the box.

billyhoyles
24-09-2008, 19:26
oh well i do have a spare box but dont really want to change it over

jaffa
24-09-2008, 21:19
yeah deffo selector forks they wear..or crack or break off completely in my usual case... need some steel ones made really but thats a job and half the bronze ones just arnt up the the job imo :)

Ashy
24-09-2008, 21:48
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it happens when i let off mainley

Stop farting then!!!!

billyhoyles
25-09-2008, 17:48
were can i buy them from or is it big job so it has to be sent away