Recent content by ndndndnd

Well, my Micra's been deemed too rusty to be roadworthy by Mr. MOT and it doesn't really make economic sense to do the work required. However, Sally the Micra will live on... as a farm car! The question is, what suitable wheels and tyres could I use to minimise chewing up the grass when the...

Malfunctioning speedo turned out to be simply a loose connection - stuck hand down into the engine bay and gave it a wiggle, and it came back to life. Nice n' easy! So far, no dripping oil either. Thought I might share my 'repair' photos too: Before: And After: Probably not the most...

Hey guys - thought I'd give you a little update. Car's back on the road now - took an extra couple of weekends faffing about finding the time to finish bits and I wanted to properly underseal the new crossmember I put on last year. Car was on axle stands for a couple of weeks after the ' box...

Cheers Sm!th, solid advice there. Any advice getting the seals in? Is it too much of a pain in the behind?

Well, the gearbox is back on, but I've still to refit driveshafts etc. Another weekend... Getting the box back on was quite a sod - took three of us three goes to do! I bought a LUK clutch from Eurocarparts online, but was presented with a Valeo clutch in store. I accepted it as a Valeo is a...

Any experience with this stuff? http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/car-adhesives-tapes-sealants/glue/?549776771&0& I can pick it up on my way to get the crankshaft seal....

Thanks for the recommendation! Any idea where I can pick up those metal expoxies at 6pm on a Friday? How's quik steel? I know can I get that in Halfords... Would I be right in thinking JB weld would be too liquid and difficult to work in that situation? No offence for seeming to ignore advice...

Hmmm... I'm tempted by jbwelding the hole. A quick Google shows I wouldn't be the first to fix a gearbox case this way. Apparently degreasing is the most critical thing. If I open the case, I can access both sides of the hole and ensure the epoxy reaches through, let it cure and file it back...

Just been studying your link pollyp and staring at pictures of your gearbox (!!) - the hole does go through into a recess formed in the bellhousing for the selector mechanism, doesn't it? So I guess this hole IS where the oil came from...

Cheers for all the input guys! @frank, yep, my car's a '98 facelift. Were all those holes in your gearbox for lightness?! I have access to a MIG welder. Could I just blob on some solder and file it back? Would that still fix mechanically to the hole? I don't know very much about welding... but...

Had a quick chance to look at the car tonight. I can confirm it was one of the pressure plate straps that caused the damage. Here's the input seal: Looking at again (whilst not knackered!) and I'm starting to doubt my version of events. I'm not convinced that input seal's actually leaking. Am...

How big an issue is that hole in the bellhousing? Am I going to have to seal that up (jb weld?) before using the box again?

I know what you mean about it looking like engine oil. It does look quite black, but then wouldn't transmission oil go black when exposed to that much dirt? It does smell like gear oil, and the gearbox seems to have little oil in it. I'm starting to wonder if both crank output and gearbox input...

Car isn't parked at home, so it's tricky to go and check. I just googled what a pressure plate strap is and I'll know what to look for, although the fragments do look like one of the straps. Whatever it is has shattered to pieces inside the housing, and there's gritty, oily debris around the...

Right! Having never taken the 'box off before, it was a complete bear of a job! Didn't get as far as changing the clutch or opening the case, but here's what fell out of the bellhousing: Any idea what they are? Is not obvious (yet!) where they've come from... The bellhousing itself had...