Ford Focus won't move when in gear & grinding noise

rhonin

Hi folks.
I have a 07 ford focus with 151K miles. Just went to move it from driveway but it won't move in any gear. I also hear a grinding noise when in gear and also in neutral. The grinding noise stops when I press the clutch pedal. Any ideas what it might be?

demanufactured

Clutch release bearing.
Probably time foe a while new clutch

Mech1

Expensive

rhonin

How much is a new clutch roughly?

mullingar

Is it grinding in neutral with the clutch pressed?

Bigus

Circa 400 parts and labour

Time for a new gearbox imo, doesn't seem like a release bearing.

rhonin

mullingar wrote: »

Is it grinding in neutral with the clutch pressed?

No, as soon as I press the clutch it stops.

punisher5112

Sounds like gearbox

mullingar

rhonin wrote: »

No, as soon as I press the clutch it stops.

I'd say the fault is the gearbox alright .

mullingar

mullingar wrote: »

I'd say the fault is the gearbox alright .

Yup

Bigus wrote: »

Circa 400 parts and labour

Might get a reconditioned box bought & fitted with a clutch for double that if it isn't a diesel Focus.

rhonin

Thanks for the replies guys. Stupid question but would a gearbox just go like that? No signs up this point that there was problem.

carzony

rhonin wrote: »

Thanks for the replies guys. Stupid question but would a gearbox just go like that? No signs up this point that there was problem.

If it turns out to be the gearbox i'd bet it ran dry of oil which is almost never changed on cars here..

biko

How long had it been parked before you tried to move it?

rhonin

biko wrote: »

How long had it been parked before you tried to move it?

Only a few hours. Was driving it this morning and had no problems.

maudgone

Almost certainly a clutch problem. Gearbox will have to be removed, and you will probably find clutch disc has disintegrated, or the centre of it has sheared off. Highly unlikely to be a problem with the gearbox.

Augeo

Augeo wrote: »

Time for a new gearbox imo, doesn't seem like a release bearing.

maudgone wrote: »

Almost certainly a clutch problem. Gearbox will have to be removed, and you will probably find clutch disc has disintegrated, or the centre of it has sheared off. Highly unlikely to be a problem with the gearbox.

I hope I'm wrong regarding gearbox

defo not release bearing though :pac:

rhonin

Augeo wrote: »

I hope I'm wrong regarding gearbox

So do I! Mechanic is coming this evening to collect. Will know more tomorrow.

Hotblack Desiato

Years ago my mother's car somehow sheared all the splines off the hub on one driven wheel, no drive. With the wheel covers off you could see the end of the driveshaft rotating... cheap to fix though.

rhonin

Got the car back today. Turned out the drive shaft had come loose. Not exactly sure how but thankfully it was nothing too major.

Hal1

Must be some bad pot holes or it came down off a high curb. Surely the steering would have been pulling one way or another?

rhonin

Hal1 wrote: »

Must be some bad pot holes or it came down off a high curb. Surely the steering would have been pulling one way or another?

No, didn't notice anything. I had the front wheel bearings changed recently and tracking rods on one of them changed also. Not sure if that would have any affect though.

dieselbug

rhonin wrote: »

Got the car back today. Turned out the drive shaft had come loose. Not exactly sure how but thankfully it was nothing too major.

rhonin wrote: »

No, didn't notice anything. I had the front wheel bearings changed recently and tracking rods on one of them changed also. Not sure if that would have any affect though.