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-chris- · Mar 6th, 2008, 22:57

Hi guys,

I have just brought a 1997 1.8 v40 with 55000 on the clock and a full service history... totally chuffed it's a great car..

However i'm having problems with the gearbox. To start with i can't get into reverse properly and first/second are pretty stiff.

So reading other threads it looked like it was the gear linkage bushings... ordered those and followed the very very good guides on here and got them in earlier the gears feel allot tighter now so they have helped but i still can't get reverse.

Anyway next stop the clutch.. had a look and have noticed some dirty oil leaking from the rubber seal around the master cylinder rod (?) in the footwell.

Do i need a new Master Cylinder? if so do you know where to find them i cant see them anywhere!?

or will one of these repair kits do the trick?

http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=3297

cheers!

Mar 6th, 2008, 22:57	#1
-chris- Senior Member Last Online: May 3rd, 2024 10:50 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: devon	New car new problems! Hi guys, I have just brought a 1997 1.8 v40 with 55000 on the clock and a full service history... totally chuffed it's a great car.. However i'm having problems with the gearbox. To start with i can't get into reverse properly and first/second are pretty stiff. So reading other threads it looked like it was the gear linkage bushings... ordered those and followed the very very good guides on here and got them in earlier the gears feel allot tighter now so they have helped but i still can't get reverse. Anyway next stop the clutch.. had a look and have noticed some dirty oil leaking from the rubber seal around the master cylinder rod (?) in the footwell. Do i need a new Master Cylinder? if so do you know where to find them i cant see them anywhere!? or will one of these repair kits do the trick? http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=3297 cheers!