Jump to content
Do Not Sell My Personal Information


Manual Gearbox symptoms causes ??


jonp
 Share

Recommended Posts

This question refers to a 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia petrol.

The car has done nearly 78k. I have read in the fault finding section of the Haynes manual that difficulty engaging gears is a sign of worn synchronizer units, although there are other causes of this as well.

Given the age of my vehicle do you think this is likely what is happening to my car and how can I eliminate other possibilities ?

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites


could also be a worn clutch or the gearstick linkage needs adjustment.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...
could also be a worn clutch or the gearstick linkage needs adjustment.

Hi Mintalkin - I'm new on here.

I have a 1999 Ghia 1.8 Petrol too, and my clutch was recently replaced. Now it won't go into reverse. I paid the garage £440 to fit the clutch and the gears were weird after they had done it. I think it is their responsibility to fix it free of charge, what do you think?

thanks in advance for any help.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I ALSO have a 1999 1.8 ghia, however, mines done 170k!

When you say the gears are difficult to select, do you mean it struggles to actually go into gear, or is the stick just sloppy and its difficult to get it into the correct gate?

On mine, the second is true, so I need to adjust or replace the linkgage, but if its the first, it will be a gearbox / clutch fault.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have a 1999 Ghia 1.8 Petrol too, and my clutch was recently replaced. Now it won't go into reverse. I paid the garage £440 to fit the clutch and the gears were weird after they had done it. I think it is their responsibility to fix it free of charge, what do you think?

It sounds like they didn't get the linkages adjusted properly after dropping the box for the clutch change. I think you are dead right and should get them to put it right FOC.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


the gears should be as smoth as when the car went into the garage, if not grt them to put it right.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

the gears should be as smoth as when the car went into the garage, if not grt them to put it right.

Hi Mintalkin - thanks for the advice. I called them and apparently there are some clips that need adjusting. This seems to have caused the problem and they're putting it right on Monday for me.

Cheers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share




×
×
  • Create New...

Forums


News


Membership