Gear Problems!

1. ILikeTheYellowOnes L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 36 Citroen Saxo VTS i spose

   #1 17th July 2012, 20:38

   I took my car to the garage recently because my gear stick is like stirring porridge and it keeps falling out of reverse. They told me it was the gearbox so I had it changed. I picked my saxo up today and drove it home the gears are exactly the same and it still falls out of reverse!. It's cost me £450. Can anyone suggest what it may be coz I don't wanna keep spending money on not fixing the problem if you catch my drift :/
2. wobby82 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 839 icelancic grey 2oo2 vtr icelandic grey vts 2oo2

   #2 17th July 2012, 21:21

   Upgrade your gear linkages maybe and also maybe get a quik shift to firm things up

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3. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #3 17th July 2012, 21:37

   +1 it'll be the linkages are worn, waying that there is a pin or something in the gearbox that attatches to the likages that wears also, a chap did a guide on here really indepth,
   
   personally tho mate, i'd go back to the garage and kick off, £450 for a gearbox change in a saxo is redicularse take probs 2 hours max to get the box out and back in again. i's held to the egine block by like 4 bolts, ok the drive shafts + ball joints may be a little bit of a git to get out but basically that gearbox cost you like £200

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4. admad Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Peterborough Posts: 807 MR2 Turbo, impreza sti

   #4 18th July 2012, 00:27

   £450!! Bit steep tbh I
   Had one done on my vts gearbox with 40k on it cost me £125 delivered and a mate whacked it in with my new clutch in no time for £20 as asaid I'd kick off.
5. ILikeTheYellowOnes L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 36 Citroen Saxo VTS i spose

   #5 18th July 2012, 18:29

   Thankyou! I've already kicked off haha and they fobbed me off, although that did include the clutch as well. Does anyone know what linkages I should get? It used to be a west coast but it's been converted to a vts engine with a vtr gearbox
6. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #6 18th July 2012, 20:58

   kam racing ones have a good rep, i'll be getting a set myself eventually lol, hmmm best get some before i lower my car thinking about it lol.
   
   threaten them with trading standards. valeo clutch kits are like £80 max btw
7. ILikeTheYellowOnes L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 36 Citroen Saxo VTS i spose

   #7 18th July 2012, 22:13

   Are they tight ones? Also is a quick shift universal? Like to engine size?. There boss is on holiday do I think they tried to pull a fast one and propa screwed me over!. Yea it's easier before you lower it, mines 2 inches off the floor so I can't even get a scissor jack under it haha