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  1. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Mechanic who looked at the underside of the car said this was free, eventually. Still like it though :(
  2. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Call me thick but what does that mean?? :confused:
  3. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Thank God I'm not alone in this. At least I'm not going mad! Just need someone to give me a definitive answer now :-)
  4. Yowfailed

    Wanted: Tempest wheel trims x4

    A cheeky bump here Guys, anyone?
  5. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    This is really strange.......................The gear lever never returns from its central position. Across the gate to 1st and 2nd or across the gate to 5th and reverse. The gear lever does however feel so much more 'free" when the car is cold?? As it warms up it seems to become a little bit...
  6. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Next dumb question re this sticky gear lever.............Does the gearbox carry its own oil or does it share that of the engine o_O Sorry for being thick! If the gearbox carries its own oil that could be my problem. If thats the case next dumb question, where do I fill the gearbox (looking from...
  7. Yowfailed

    Wanted: Tempest wheel trims x4

    Guys I've no doubt this has been requested many times but due to 'unforeseen circumstances' I am in need of 4 wheel trims. As long as I can get the four that match I'm not really bothered if they're not the 5 spoke 'Tempest' trims. Anyone? PS......the one's going on EBay are either rubbish or...
  8. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Anyone offer any further words of wisdom or better still, does anyone know a Guru with a Ramp or Pit. I'm not adverse to swapping folding stuff for knowledge and spanners if there's anyone in the Stourbridge area of the West Mids o_O
  9. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    By 'What do they know' I did mean the mechanic I took the car to, not you ;) I really need to get this gearbox looked at with regard to the return spring. Strangely the gearbox is quite free when its cold but when it warms up it gets a little sticky. I know that to get the spring done I need...
  10. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    No, not particularly stiff just stays where you put it. Unfortunately there is no way I can tackle this myself as I have no access to a ramp or even axle stands so I'm at the mercy of a garage :(
  11. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Now then..........I have a gear lever that literally goes where I put it, and stays there! i.e. from the central position (3rd/4th) I can push it to the left (1st/2nd) and it stays there. I can also pull it to the right (5th/reverse) and it also stays there. As I said before, gearbox itself is...
  12. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    A great snippet of information thank you pollyp. Just returned from my local mechanics place where he said that the return spring would be contained within the gearbox so would be expensive :confused: From your instruction and photo's is easy peasy. A job for the weekend I think ;)
  13. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    Just received a very informative message from pollyp via another thread where I asked this specific question. Soooooo easy, thanks MicraPro. Having said that i've just spoken with a mechanic thats usually ok. He said that the spring was inside the gearbox so it would be expensive :( What do they...
  14. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Thanks for your response Frank :) Sounds like the clutch is ok but I'm intrigued by the 'under gearstick' broken spring and a gear linkage that requires lubing. Are these jobs relatively easy and cost effective?
  15. Yowfailed

    Gearbox and Clutch

    Sorry guys, second daft question in as many days o_O Having just purchased my K11 2002 1.0L Micra as a short term runaround I was told that it had just had a new clutch and clutch cable. My issues.......... The clutch pedal is quite hard. Is this normal? The gear lever has no 'return spring...
  16. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    Thanks for all your replies Guys, much appreciated. I think its gonna be a suck it and see :rolleyes: The gearbox return spring is annoying though.........
  17. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    Surely you've experienced the horrible stale burning smell just before the car boils over, or maybe not :) Nothing at all wrong with the car in terms of heater function, no smoke etc etc. Just the water pipes under the bonnet and the strange way in which they get hot, or not as the case may be...
  18. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    Guys Never experienced anything like this before :confused: Heater pipes through bulkhead get hot and heater works perfectly. Top hose gets reasonably hot but actual rad always feels cold. Bottom hose is always cold. Gauge inside the car shows in the middle. There is however a slight tell tale...
  19. Yowfailed

    There a hole in my expansion tank dear liza

    Top hose appears to get 'Warm' rather than really hot. Left the car running this morning whilst parked outside the house in an attempt to get it really hot. The top hose didn't really get that hot, the radiator didn't get hot at all and when the fan did come on it didn't go off again :( I fear...
  20. Yowfailed

    Hello

    Thanks Guys, just posted my first technical question. Just knew it wouldn't be long :(
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