poorly sally

[clivvy]

bummer...

 

[briggie]

lets put it this way clive , if i was confident enough of it making it to ricks from here , it would be down there now for swifty/rick to fix , and any other car i may have that needs fixing , despite the massive distance , full confidence in swifty /rick to fix any vehicle we have :thumb2

 

[briggie]

there seems to be quite a few solenoids around the auto box .... might not be as difficult as first appears ...... i hope

 

[solarman216]

according to the manual, if it pulls in forward but not reverse, then check the fluid, if OK then remove the sump and check the control valve assembly, this is a very complicated multi part valve block, with lots of balls and springs, so may be a bit too big a job for Ross but you have nothing to loose it could just be a bit of swarff stuck under a ball, but as I said on the phone I would give it 1200 revs cold and whack it from drive to reverse several times to try and clear it first, with your foot in the foot brake of course, Rick

 

[solarman216]

Well you called your first car Sally, and then you go and introduce another woman called Wendy, of course Sally will play up. :doh

That is a very good point, you see that Pete, Rick

 

[briggie]

That is a very good point, you see that Pete, Rick

but all cars are female ....

pretty to look at but expensive to maintain,

need a good service occasionally,

and the only way you get anywhere is to put your foot down

 

[briggie]

according to the manual, if it pulls in forward but not reverse, then check the fluid, if OK then remove the sump and check the control valve assembly, this is a very complicated multi part valve block, with lots of balls and springs, so may be a bit too big a job for Ross but you have nothing to loose it could just be a bit of swarff stuck under a ball, but as I said on the phone I would give it 1200 revs cold and whack it from drive to reverse several times to try and clear it first, with your foot in the foot brake of course, Rick

is it something you and swifty could do ? ..... and will it be safe to drive down there ? , i mean if the gearbox needs stripping down in bits and rebuilding ?

 

[solarman216]

I cannot say for sure, but yes it will drive fine forwards so will get down here no problem and then we can look at it, Rick

 

[clivvy]

That is a very good point, you see that Pete, Rick

it does seem a bit of a coinkidink doesnt it..

anyway, id say if you can, drive it down to Ricks. I cant see any reason why you would need reverse if you stick to the motorways etc? although in saying that..if you have to stop off on the way, you may find youself in a position where you have to reverse?

id ask ross, seen as he has the car, to try what Rick suggested with the gears, perhaps he can clear it?

 

[briggie]

it does seem a bit of a coinkidink doesnt it..

anyway, id say if you can, drive it down to Ricks. I cant see any reason why you would need reverse if you stick to the motorways etc? although in saying that..if you have to stop off on the way, you may find youself in a position where you have to reverse?

id ask ross, seen as he has the car, to try what Rick suggested with the gears, perhaps he can clear it?

good point clive , if im honest , im getting fairly sick of it , but i trust rick and swifty to sort out any problems with it , including if it needs a new gearbox , i really love this car , but there comes a point ..... im sure you understand ....but it may be a case of " the devil you know " ( dont tell sally lol ) ....... im absolutely heartbroken and probably not thinking straight , but im considering not paying the mortgage to raise funds for a replacement vehicle , with sally in px ... dunno yetl , like i said im probably not thinking straight .

 

[rustic]

it does seem a bit of a coinkidink doesnt it..

anyway, id say if you can, drive it down to Ricks. I cant see any reason why you would need reverse if you stick to the motorways etc? although in saying that..if you have to stop off on the way, you may find youself in a position where you have to reverse?

id ask ross, seen as he has the car, to try what Rick suggested with the gears, perhaps he can clear it?

I remember, long ago, when my father passed his motorcycle test then the only other vehicle he could then drive was a three wheeler, in fact he bought a reliant regal. A condition at the time was that the reverse gear was blanked off, could you believe that. Now some motorbikes have reverse.

So he became very profficient at parking, drive through on car parks etc, don't parallel park, and never get too close to the vehicle in front.
Park on a hill so you can roll back etc.

So you should be able to do a journey without using reverse.

Maybe we all should try it, and see how far we get. :doh
It's more difficult than we think, but with care you should be ok.

2 tonnes is not a weight that one person alone should try to push.

Good luck,
best regards, Rustic

 

[briggie]

I remember, long ago, when my father passed his motorcycle test then the only other vehicle he could then drive was a three wheeler, in fact he bought a reliant regal. A condition at the time was that the reverse gear was blanked off, could you believe that. Now some motorbikes have reverse.

So he became very profficient at parking, drive through on car parks etc, don't parallel park, and never get too close to the vehicle in front.
Park on a hill so you can roll back etc.

So you should be able to do a journey without using reverse.

Maybe we all should try it, and see how far we get. :doh
It's more difficult than we think, but with care you should be ok.

2 tonnes is not a weight that one person alone should try to push.

Good luck,
best regards, Rustic

i can drive without reverse down to ricks , problem is a few things , i cannot make it in one go , im going to have to stop a few times ..another problem is what if its a serious problem with the gearbox and i lose forward drive too ? plus it will be getting on for £150 + for fuel for me to get to ricks , something i cannot afford if it doesnt fix it

as for pushing a car , that is not a option regardless of the cars weight

im truely gutted and like i said im probably not thinking straight

 

[dinky]

Have you got roadsside recovery,set off then phone them out.Being disabled means either home or to journeys end,but msake sure plenty of fuel in car as they check.

 

[clivvy]

come on Pete, have some confidence, anyway, have they got back to you yet??

 

[briggie]

come on Pete, have some confidence, anyway, have they got back to you yet??

phone call from ross at the garage ......


they followed ricks advice , and ........it seems to have cured it , they are going to " test it " some more with ricks advice , then change all filters/atf oil etc , and see what happens by tomorrow

 

[clivvy]

phone call from ross at the garage ......


they followed ricks advice , and ........it seems to have cured it , they are going to " test it " some more with ricks advice , then change all filters/atf oil etc , and see what happens by tomorrow

ahhh looking promising my friend!!:bow

 

[briggie]

well ross hasnt phoned me since ....... what is it they say " no news is good news " ? ........ heres hoping

 

[macabethiel]

Loss of reverse

I would start with checking the mechanical link between the lever and the gearbox. Its all too easy to assume the worse and that the gearbox has failed internally.

I am pretty sure that our auto boxes are the early type that rely mainly on a fluid mechanics and pressure valve system not like the later gearxoxes that have electric solenoids to change gear.

I would start by checking the movement from car gearshift to where it mechanically moves a lever on the gearbox casing. It only needs a circlip to half break or a rod link to become sloppy for it to simply not engage reverse.

 

[briggie]

well , garage changed all fluids etc , and all seemed well , drove it backwards and forwards a few times ..... woo hoo ....... untill i got home ..... i went to reverse into my disabled bay ..... nice bleep from the reverse beeper ..... no movement ..... i had to drive forward about 10 feet , then it went into reverse ....... ive had enough of this ...... anyone wanna buy a mistral ? 12 months mot .... or swap for a diesel auto car ?

 

[macabethiel]

Briggie,

Has someone checked the mechanical link ?