Gearbox trouble - maybe

2pack

late 2003 astra 1.7dti, was driving it today and its has started to while and groan and very hard at times to get into gear. will drive again but noises etc remain

biko

Are all gears troubling? Or just first/reverse?

Does it sound like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJVICXxI7GY

2pack

all gears, sounds a bit like that, go aways when you clutch the car

V.W.L 11

2pack wrote: »

all gears, sounds a bit like that, go aways when you clutch the car

Had a 97 vectra one time that had all those symptoms,within a few days the gearbox gave out,cogs and casing on the road,change if before it goes (gearbox) if the car is worth anything to you, i.e have it a long time that you know it inside out,if that doesn't suit you the only other option is to change it,i binned the vectra,wouldnt. go near an opel ever again,nothing but trouble.

2pack

ok jacked her up and seal must be gone going into gearbox(diff) as litre of oil on street this morning....would bearings etc collapsed or something

V.W.L 11

that's identical to what happened my Vectra,if the bearing collapsed she wouldn't willingly engage a gear,you'd blow the gearbox doing that,get the seals checked,you could save money if that's the only problem,it will get worse if left untreated,thats where I went wrong,

2pack

one guy thinks bearings can be replaced with removing the gearbox from car

V.W.L 11

yeah,seen it done on an avensis once,but changing the whole box wouldn't be as time consuming i'd have thought?

2pack

ok seems to be a diff bearing on the drivers side thats gone...anyone know anything on replacing these etc