New gearbox. Crunch in 2nd??

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Blaze'nSmoke (Basingstoke) Posts: 292 Saxo VTR
    #1
    Just fitted a GTI gearbox to my VTR (on my own will be doing a how to) and noticed that there is a crunch sound in 2nd and only 2nd. The guys i got it from said it was quiet with no cruches so I wonder if the linkages need adjusting?

    Also it's only if I'm going at speed, if I'm going slower it doesn't happen.

    Any suggestions or input is appreciated
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #2
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by superCREG View Post
    Just fitted a GTI gearbox to my VTR (on my own will be doing a how to) and noticed that there is a crunch sound in 2nd and only 2nd. The guys i got it from said it was quiet with no cruches so I wonder if the linkages need adjusting?

    Any suggestions or input is appreciated
    worth a try mate if you have adjustable linkages i posted a link last week with the length of the std ones.
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...t=gear+linkage

    also could be worth checking the selector to see if there is play in the roll pin this is what caused mine to crunch only 80p from citroen.
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001
    #3
    Alot of guys say anything just to sell things mate.. Had this exact same thing with a vts box.. *Honestly its perfect no crunches or whines*. Fitted and it whines lol

    So chances are its the box or a linkage

    Check all your linkages are straight and none have any bends in them also


    How did you find the gearbox change ? Did you change the clutch whilst you had it off ?
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2005 swansea Posts: 948 corsa red top, corsa 1.6 sport, saxo vtr
    #4
    Linkages first check
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LScottBell View Post
    Alot of guys say anything just to sell things mate.. Had this exact same thing with a vts box.. *Honestly its perfect no crunches or whines*. Fitted and it whines lol
    exactly what happened to me. I asked the seller to confirm 2/3 times whether the box was all good but when it came to fitting my 1st synchro was non existent. Only good thing is no one really uses 1st unless stationary..
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by johnr32 View Post
    exactly what happened to me. I asked the seller to confirm 2/3 times whether the box was all good but when it came to fitting my 1st synchro was non existent. Only good thing is no one really uses 1st unless stationary..
    Unfair isnt it mate

    Fork out the cash to have it all done and its a let down lol
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Solihull Posts: 371 Mk2 140bhp Vts
    #7
    Iirc its the middle linkage that causes this problem
  8. Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 dublin Posts: 12 citroen saxo vtr 1.6 mk2
    #8
    cud be the baulk rings are wearin out in the gear box so where you are goin at high speed its not slowing the shaft down enough so your gonna get a crunching noise!
  9. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Blaze'nSmoke (Basingstoke) Posts: 292 Saxo VTR
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by stackso15 View Post
    cud be the baulk rings are wearin out in the gear box so where you are goin at high speed its not slowing the shaft down enough so your gonna get a crunching noise!
    Thought it may be something like that cos ii jus went for a drive and if I "double clutch" It doesn't make the crunch :'(