Peterc1978

Hi there. I have kind of ruled out the simple fix of an external selector problem. I’ve removed and inspected the selector tower. There was a lot of slop here so I’ve rebushed it and refitted. Still no luck. Moving the selector yoke by hand without any cables connected appears to engage all gears as you’d expect but if you rock the car in what should be third you can see and hear that it’s not engaged. If you push it with a sharp jab then bingo-it locks in. looks like the box will have to come out…..unless anyone else has any ideas???😩

Should have said while driving, once it engages it stays in gear and doesn’t jump out. I’ve also tried rocking the car while attempting to select from under the bonnet and you can see the selector lever bouncing. If you give it a sharp tap the gear pops in.

The car is at 100k so has done well…. I was thinking more a selector issue rather than synchro as there is no rip of the gear when selecting and it feels right until the clutch is released. A push of the stick sometimes engages it then all good. I have just removed the shift tower and there is a fair bit of play on the shaft. I’ll try stripping this down and making up some new bushes. Any thoughts??

Hi. Having a bit of grief with 3rd gear on my 57 plate 1.2 htp70. All gears appear to engage from inside however when selecting 3rd all is fine until clutch is released and it grinds. On occasion a quick change or extra push of lever will work. I’ve tried reset on the linkage but even from under the bonnet the selector fork seems to run out of travel before it fully engages so I don’t think linkage is the issue. any ideas??