Vauxhall corsa 1.2 16v - not dropping into gears

[james92]

Hi, my car isn't going into of the gears smoothly even when i put force on the gear stick. Im just wondering what the problem is..
Is it the clutch cable ?
Do i have to lubricate the gears somehow ?
my car has only done 19400 miles (year 2000) so surely it cant be something major ?
Please help.

[jordyp]

is the clutch engaging and disengaging?

[james92]

Well I can push the clutch down fine it's just when i push the gear stick around it doesn't go into gear can you think of what it might be ?

[jordyp]

it might be no gearbox oil or the gears are ruined, i would prob say clutch or gearbox mate, never really had that problem, would check the oil in gearbox and clutch fluid,

[Timmeh]

Possibly the gear linkage? If it feels loose, and sloppy, and the gearstick moves about a lot when in gear, it may well be. This is some advice i found on trying to sort it.

http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/ ... 69458.html

Havnt tried it yet but hope too soon

[jordyp]

never thought about that one lol, my bad mate, just check everything from gearstick back to gearbox if you can

[james92]

Problem solved..thanks alot