gearbox fault...?
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had to get a bump start earlier, as the battery was a little flat. So with the position the car was in at the time i decided to bump it backwards..
it did start, but with a bit of a jolt!
i drove off and instantly could tell that something was wrong, there is a strange noise coming from the gearbox, but only really under load, i'm thinking something to do with the diff?
Also i managed to snap the top engine stabiliser bolt, in the engine! this is not too much of a problem as i have one of those repair brackets that bolt onto the flywheel housing.

So what do you think i could of damaged in the gearbox?

even less impressed as i was planning on taking the car off the road after friday to do a few things over the winter, and a gearbox wasn't one of them!

Edited by adam1330 on 29th Oct, 2008.

““A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.”” - Jeremy Clarkson

is it in all gears mate or in a specific gear

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

think it was me being paranoid, i fixed the top engine stabiliser and now it seems alright, must have been where the engine was loose and vibrating on something?
i hope!

““A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.”” - Jeremy Clarkson

proberly exhaust hitting under neath if it was lose.

is it the helical box i rebuilt for you

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

yeah still the same box you built for me, been going fine so hopefully it was just me worrying...!

““A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.”” - Jeremy Clarkson

I wouldn't bump start in reverse. It will put a tremendous load on the little shitty gear with no bearings.