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Howay Guys. Urgent re gear lever bushes.Views : 1370 Replies : 26Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Aug 24th, 2019, 09:43 | #21 |
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2) No problems changing down. Regularly change 5th to 3rd or 4th to 2nd but have always double de-clutched when changing down. 3) No problems depressing clutch and selecting gears when engine not running. 4) Gearbox fluid was changed 3 years ago. (21,000 miles) using Volvo 1161647. Probably the only time it has been changed in the life of the car and could maybe benefit from being done again. 5) As previously mentioned difficulty selecting 1st or 2nd and grating into reverse when engine running. All the above does seem to confirm Dave's diagnosis of a dragging clutch. I've never previously encountered a dragging clutch, only a slipping clutch on previous cars which got progressively worse until dealt with. I don't know the ancient history of this clutch. The car had recorded 100,000 miles when I acquired it in 2005 and I've done 120,000 miles in it since then so I'm not surprised that the clutch is failing. However, as I had the pressure bleeder connected up after servicing the rear brakes I decided to bleed the clutch but not expecting it to make any difference. It initially did not appear to have made any improvement but gradually the gear selection has improved. It's not perfect but it is now vastly better than it was provided that I take it smoothly and do not rush it. I fully expect to have to replace the entire clutch in the not too distant future but it's not now as critical as I thought it was. When the time comes I'll have to have it done at a garage as my days of wrestling a gearbox from under the car are long gone. Ian |
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Sep 27th, 2019, 20:11 | #24 | |
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It's the fingers of the springs that go weak in them causing clutch drag so the pressure plate doesn't actually release the driven plate. Now you've got more movement, those fingers will get weaker quicker so i'd think of it as a temporary reprieve and start checking out nearby clutch clinics and raiding my piggy bank - if i had a piggy bank, last one died of starvation! Hopefully this might be helpful for you : https://find-open.co.uk/blyth/brake-...ervice-centres Good luck with it whichever way you do it!
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Sep 27th, 2019, 20:53 | #25 |
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Thanks Dave.
Thanks for the link Dave. I have a couple of trustworthy local garages I have dealt with in the past and there is a Volvo indi not far away in North Tyneside.
When the time comes I’ll also be considering engine rear crankshaft oil seal, gearbox input shaft oil seal and rear oil seal and gearbox rear support mounting. Maybe even have to replace prop shaft centre bearing etc. once it’s disturbed. Yes, it’s going to upset the piggy bank a bit, but hell, it’s still a lot cheaper than replacing the old girl. I do mean the car. Ian. Last edited by Ian21401; Sep 27th, 2019 at 21:05. Reason: Add text. |
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Likewise on the gearbox seals too and perhaps a fluid change too. Gearbox rear mounts, some are NLA, others can be found relatively cheaply (about a tenner) on fleabay, likewise the prop centre bearing but check the diameter of the propshaft to make sure you get the right one and also get a complete one with the carrier etc already assembled onto the bearing so it just slides onto the propshaft. Very little difference in price between just buying the bearing and the assembly and for the work involved stripping into component parts and renewing just the bearing, really not worth it. Also it's been known for the carrier rubber donut to collapse, crumble or not even be there any more so buying the complete assembly once again is the best option.
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Following this thread with interest...I'm having trouble with 1st/2nd when driving my 240 with the M47 box. It had a new clutch from Volvo five months ago, along with fresh gearbox oil and was driving beautifully until last night.
I'm thinking first port of call is to bleed the clutch slave cylinder and see if that has any effect...following that, I'll drain and flush the gearbox oil. Volvo mentioned that when they changed the oil previously it had had some sort of water ingress which had turned the oil to some sort of horrible mush, so it may benefit from another flush. I've done 18,000 miles in the car since the gearbox oil change so it may well be time for another given the water ingress issue previously.
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