Chancer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bonnie Scotland
Today's patient is a 93 4.0l, AX15, 170,000 miles. I changed the gear oil about 10,000 miles ago (GL5 - I know, I know...) and everything's been OK since. However, yesterday, I came off the motorway after 20 minutes and had a bit of trouble finding any forward gear. I say forward because I didn't try reverse.
On the way back home, I noticed that on coming off the exit the clutch pedal had very little resistence for the first half of engagement, and again it was difficult to select a gear once stopped at the intersection. This lack of feel was only momentary, but I noticed that the selection was far from smooth - the gears seemed to "clonk" into place when they'd not been changed for a few minutes.
I know I'll need to check the fluid level as the first thing, but how can I find out if it's the slave cylinder going south, and if so, do I have an external or internal one, and is it a DIY or shop job? Also, would it be worth overhauling the gearbox syncros etc if it's out? As they say, timing is everything - Xmas coming up, a baby on the way and a house purchase to complete. Bugger...
On the way back home, I noticed that on coming off the exit the clutch pedal had very little resistence for the first half of engagement, and again it was difficult to select a gear once stopped at the intersection. This lack of feel was only momentary, but I noticed that the selection was far from smooth - the gears seemed to "clonk" into place when they'd not been changed for a few minutes.
I know I'll need to check the fluid level as the first thing, but how can I find out if it's the slave cylinder going south, and if so, do I have an external or internal one, and is it a DIY or shop job? Also, would it be worth overhauling the gearbox syncros etc if it's out? As they say, timing is everything - Xmas coming up, a baby on the way and a house purchase to complete. Bugger...