Help - gearbox or clutch gone

1. BoJay Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2007 warrington Posts: 376 Saxo VTS

   #1 1st April 2008, 00:16

   this morning my car was fine when driving and then about 15mins into drivin, the car seemed to wheel spin when puttin a normal ammount of revs on in 1st, 2nd gear. gradually this got worse.
   
   now it wont even find a gear and wont move at all now. i can also put it into gear without putting the clutch in and nothing happens.
   
   any1 no what this could be such as clutch or gearbox etc...rep will be given because need to find out what the problem is asap.
   
   bojay
2. VTR-Chris-VTR Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Bristol - St George Posts: 2364 Mk2 Saxo VTS

   #2 1st April 2008, 00:45

   Well it could be Drive shafts maybe? did the box whine at all? clutch feel fine before it went?
   
   I had same sort of problem in work once i was drivin a corsa ragged it in 1st and it broke, i could select gears without clutch but it still wouldnt move
3. Andy72 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Newcastle Posts: 825 306 GTI-6

   #3 1st April 2008, 08:38

   quickets way to tell. Get a mate to do what you were doing and look under the gear near the gearbox. See if one of the inner cv joint is spinning. If it is, the joint or shaft has snapped. If its not, its most likely to be clutch. Worst case scenario is ist the diff or gearbox.
4. gozzy-vtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 Thanet/SE-Kent Posts: 1516 DEAD mk2 vtr- 2bhp feet

   #4 1st April 2008, 08:53

   well probably aint clutch cos when my clutch went u could still bump start it in 2nd gear and shunt it into 3rd.. could be somethin simple like a linkage to the gearbox- worst case scenario would be the fly wheel gone- but lets not jump conclusions
5. saxojohn22 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 nuneaton Posts: 284 2003 saxo mk2 vtr

   #5 1st April 2008, 08:58

   to find out if it is the clutch put it in 4th gear then give it some revs then bump the clutch if it stools then your clutch is ok but if it keeps revving your clutch is broken thats how i make shore my clutch is ok
6. BoJay Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2007 warrington Posts: 376 Saxo VTS

   #6 1st April 2008, 09:21

   no the gearbox didnt whine at all it felt perfectly fine i dont think its the clutch becuse it was only replaced about 6months ago and it wasnt slipping atall
   
   i thought it could be the drive shafts at first because it seemed as one wheel was just spinnin. i dont think its the linkages because it gradually got worse
7. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #7 1st April 2008, 10:01

   Wied, who deleted my post? Strange stuff going on with the web site, as when I posted this morning around 8am, there weren't any replies showing either...
8. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #8 1st April 2008, 10:02

   Aha, just realised you double posted in the other section Bo. You little toe rag!
9. Andy72 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Newcastle Posts: 825 306 GTI-6

   #9 1st April 2008, 10:04

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by BoJay no the gearbox didnt whine at all it felt perfectly fine i dont think its the clutch becuse it was only replaced about 6months ago and it wasnt slipping atall i thought it could be the drive shafts at first because it seemed as one wheel was just spinnin. i dont think its the linkages because it gradually got worse

   did it pull to one side?
10. Andy72 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Newcastle Posts: 825 306 GTI-6

    #10 1st April 2008, 10:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Toad Wied, who deleted my post? Strange stuff going on with the web site, as when I posted this morning around 8am, there weren't any replies showing either...

    Hes doubled posted mate.... just found your reply here on this other thread.
    
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=138755
11. BoJay Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2007 warrington Posts: 376 Saxo VTS

    #11 1st April 2008, 10:18

    haha sorry about the double post i was panicin so much i didnt know where to post! lol!
    
    no it didnt pull to one side it was drivin fine but with the wheel spin thing happenin, but 100metres down the road it was in gear but wasnt movin unless i used the bitin point on the clutch. then it just stopped workin completely...
    
    like toad said in the other post il have to get the AA out to have a look
12. quickkwak07 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 norwich Posts: 317 1999 vtr

    #12 1st April 2008, 21:05

    how can it be the clutch if u brang it to bite point?
13. BoJay Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2007 warrington Posts: 376 Saxo VTS

    #13 2nd April 2008, 15:08

    the AA came and had a look at it and he said its deffinently the clutch which has gone....
    
    im gona get a new clutch fitted but wheres the best place to get one from?
14. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #14 2nd April 2008, 15:28

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BoJay the AA came and had a look at it and he said its deffinently the clutch which has gone.... im gona get a new clutch fitted but wheres the best place to get one from?

    Either EuroCarParts or GermanFrenchSwedish. Numbers on the Net, just ring them up and they can deliver.