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help please!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:50 pm
by andy_corsa
when i was on my way back from work earlier my corsa seems to be hard to get into gear. i have to give it a really hard push to get it into gear and when i put it in reverse it grinds like hell! someone told me it could be the gear box oil is this true? ( sorry i'm no good with cars
) its a corsa sport 1.4 16v. where do i check to find if the oil is low in the gear box?
Re: help please!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:34 pm
by Subliminal
It could be the oil or it might be the selector in the gearbox on its way out.
Will wait for someone else explain how to check the gearbox oil since i dont know
Re: help please!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:08 pm
by andy_corsa
if it was the selector in the gearbox is it an expensive job to get sorted? i need to get it sorted this weekend really as i have to travel a good distance to work
Re: help please!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:33 pm
by matty101
check for warn bushes on the gear linkage.
Re: help please!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:40 pm
by bluecorsab
you could try adjusting the clutch a bit and see if that improves it
Re: help please!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 12:09 am
by gaz_lord
to check the gear oil level there is a 13mm bolt on right side of gearbox behind drive shaft as you look from the front of the car. its a pig to get at, you may need to remove nsf wheel and get at it from the side or from underneith the car. could also be worn linkage as matty said. it could also be the clutch itself.
Re: help please!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 8:32 am
by andy_corsa
gaz_lord wrote:to check the gear oil level there is a 13mm bolt on right side of gearbox behind drive shaft as you look from the front of the car. its a pig to get at, you may need to remove nsf wheel and get at it from the side or from underneith the car. could also be worn linkage as matty said. it could also be the clutch itself.
say if it was the clutch how much am i looking at getting it done?
Re: help please!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 10:52 am
by gaz_lord
your look at a couple hundred for a clutch. supplied and fitted
Re: help please!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 11:21 am
by andy_corsa
gaz_lord wrote:your look at a couple hundred for a clutch. supplied and fitted
i'm no expert but i cant see it being the clutch. surely the clutch would go gradulally but this happend all of a sudden
Re: help please!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 12:50 pm
by delta_kid
it will be the gear selector.. neeeds re adjusting and that should sort ur problem out mateyy
Re: help please!!
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:12 am
by andy_corsa
bluecorsab wrote:you could try adjusting the clutch a bit and see if that improves it
your correct mate, thanks for that. i got it adjusted and its very smooth to put in gear now and no grinding!
