Hot gearstick & disgruntled girlfriend!
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:52 pm
Hello,<br>
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Coming back from the Eastern Dolly day in Peterborough a few weekends back, I noticed my gearstick is getting hot. Very hot. It's done this before, but I'd kidded myself it was due to the hot air from the air vents heating it up! I'd spoken to a guy at the show (big apologies for forgetting your name) who said he'd had similar problems, due a leak at the back of the overdrive. Although I had topped up the 'box oil before leaving, we had a long trip ahead of us along fast roads. Before joining these roads, I felt the gearstick at the base, it was so hot it nearly burnt my hand. I had visions of the gearbox seizing on the road ahead, and therefore took the decision to call for recovery to save my dolly, and possibly my life! Many thanks to Felicity & Trevor (Norfolk Reps) who offered to stay with us.<br>
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After waiting with me for an hour for recovery, my girlf has lost some affection for the car sadly. I tried telling her that it hadn't broken down as such, and that classic car ownership means more frequent breakdowns than modern boxes. <br>
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Anyway, to get to the point, where do I start in terms of investigating any leakage? I'm thinking the car will need to be exactly level in order to check oil level - jacking the car up obviously changes the angle. So I'm planning to raise her up on ramps / axle stands and get the 'box bone dry, run her and see where oil comes out. Any better suggestions? I'm wondering how easy seal replacement (if the problem is due to oil loss) is likely to be. I'm not keen on balancing a gearbox on my forehead somehow! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Thoughts anyone? Many many thanks <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->
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Coming back from the Eastern Dolly day in Peterborough a few weekends back, I noticed my gearstick is getting hot. Very hot. It's done this before, but I'd kidded myself it was due to the hot air from the air vents heating it up! I'd spoken to a guy at the show (big apologies for forgetting your name) who said he'd had similar problems, due a leak at the back of the overdrive. Although I had topped up the 'box oil before leaving, we had a long trip ahead of us along fast roads. Before joining these roads, I felt the gearstick at the base, it was so hot it nearly burnt my hand. I had visions of the gearbox seizing on the road ahead, and therefore took the decision to call for recovery to save my dolly, and possibly my life! Many thanks to Felicity & Trevor (Norfolk Reps) who offered to stay with us.<br>
<br>
After waiting with me for an hour for recovery, my girlf has lost some affection for the car sadly. I tried telling her that it hadn't broken down as such, and that classic car ownership means more frequent breakdowns than modern boxes. <br>
<br>
Anyway, to get to the point, where do I start in terms of investigating any leakage? I'm thinking the car will need to be exactly level in order to check oil level - jacking the car up obviously changes the angle. So I'm planning to raise her up on ramps / axle stands and get the 'box bone dry, run her and see where oil comes out. Any better suggestions? I'm wondering how easy seal replacement (if the problem is due to oil loss) is likely to be. I'm not keen on balancing a gearbox on my forehead somehow! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Thoughts anyone? Many many thanks <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->
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