Section : Gearbox

Where did all my gears go!? 

Posted By : Pete Keating, 09-Sep-2006, 10:41am

Hope someone on here can find them for me

Driving home from work last night I discovered two things:

1) Whilst technically it *is* possible to fit a 2.5hp compressor and a box of air tools into the back of a GT6, it does mean that you have to steer with your chin

2) About a mile from home I went for 2nd gear and it wasn't there! The gear lever had gone all 'floppy'. Some crunching and grinding later I manage to get 4th and pulled over to the side of the road (cue smell of burning clutch!). Kerbside diagnostics revealed that the clutch seemed to be operating ok, 1st had become reverse, and the only other gear I could find was now 3rd. As I was close to home I limped it back (mostly downhill) in 3rd and have yet to inspect the HBOL for clues as to what the problem may be. I'm hoping the gearbox is ok and it's just a pin or bolt or something that's dropped out under the gear lever...

Anyone able to suggest what it may be and whether it might be fixable without pulling the car to bits!? If the solution involves the use of a 2.5hp compressor, so much the better


Cheers,
Pete.

• Where did all my gears go!? They're all in there somewhere 

  Posted By : Jason Chinn, 09-Sep-2006, 10:56am

  I'd suspect the gear change remote - if it all happened under normal driving, not under hard acceleration etc then it's less likely to be internal. Whip out the H section under the dash, take out the gearbox tunnel and have a look at the remote - supect the bushing or gear lever to remote connecting bolt is FUBAR

• Where did all my gears go!? 

  Posted By : Pete Keating, 16-Oct-2006, 11:04pm

  Just an update as I hate it when I find what looks like the answer to my Triumph-related problem on the board only to find no followups, so here's the solution to this particular issue in case somebody else comes-a-searchin' in the future
  
  Turns out it was the 'spherical bush' (part 138685, Parts book plate B7 05-32). They can disintegrate and fall out it seems. One quick call and those friendly chaps at Canley came up trumps yet again. Bushes are available on their own but they also do a complete bush kit (part 519770) for the whole assembly so it seemed worthwhile to replace everything whilst it was apart:
  
  http://www.canleyclassics.com/featuredproducts.asp...
  
  Hopefully problem solved and this weekend will see a yellow GT6 enjoying some nice twisty Welsh roads once more
  
  Cheers,
  Pete.