Hi to you all, i am new the website and have found many useful articles, thanking you guys kindly.
Can someone help? I have recently had my clutch replaced (14-June-2008 engine 1.9TD 1999). The clucth operates very smoothly in comparison to what it was, very good. However, the gearchange has become very stiff, i.e. as i drive off in 1st and try chaging into 2nd it refuses initially to come out of 1st, this seems to be intermittant. The gearchange on whole has become poor, its not smooth as it was.
The garage chap replaced the gearbox oil, i am not sure which type, does it make a difference which type or perhaps brand?
Also the clutch cable has not been replaced again should this make a difference?
Also, it seems like that the gearchange is much better when the car warms up, i am saying this after only 1 drive into work and will confirm that this is definately the situ after a few more drives back and forth.
Any help would be kindly appreciated. Kind reagrds
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 15/06/2008 at 13:18
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Hi to you all, i am new the website and have found many useful articles, thanking you guys kindly.
Can someone help? I have recently had my clutch replaced (14-June-2008 engine 1.9TD 1999). The clucth operates very smoothly in comparison to what it was, very good. However, the gearchange has become very stiff, i.e. as i drive off in 1st and try chaging into 2nd it refuses initially to come out of 1st, this seems to be intermittant. The gearchange on whole has become poor, its not smooth as it was.
The garage chap replaced the gearbox oil with 75/90 Carlube, does it make a difference which type or perhaps brand?
Also the clutch cable has not been replaced again should this make a difference? i have checked that the bite point is around half way and that the clutch is nicely above the floor around 5 1/2 inches.
Also, it seems like that the gearchange is much better when the car warms up, yesterday on my way home it was very hot and the gearchange was almost as it was before the clutch got replaced.
Any help would be kindly appreciated. Kind reagrds
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Assuming that your replacement clutch is not dragging (eg crunch-free engagement of reverse when stationary) then I would suspect that the wrong grade of gearbox oil has been used. German Swedish & French sell the correct Total oil which, in my experience works well in these gearboxes.
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As 659, and responses to your thread on FCF, say, get that 75/90 gloop out of the box and replace it with the proper 75/80 TOTAL stuff. These boxes work much better on the proper oil.
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It could also be that the cable is not adjusted properly, I had the same problem after having the Clutch replaced on a BX, the garage claimed that the clutch friction plate can be rough after manufacture but smooths off after a few gearchanges, leaving the cable in need of adjustment. I found it amazing that in a car with such advanced hydraulics that it used a cable. I don't recall ever having to adjust my Xantia, so I presume it is automatically adjusting, perhaps it's been upset or damaged in the change ?
Edited by *Gongfarmer* on 17/06/2008 at 14:52
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