-Welsh-Stealth- Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Today rolling up to lights on my way home from work I was slowing down from 30mph & put the car into 2nd. It didn't quite go in& felt like I had select a false gear followed by a grinding noise... I pulled off from the lights& 1st,2nd& 3rd felt fine at first. When I got home I found the car was making like a clunking sort of grinding noise as I slowed down... Unhappy I took it for a test drive& found driving it with a strong bit of right foot it selected gears perfectly fine and accelerated as good as usual. However on they way back home again I found selecting the low gears a B@*%# again! & the clunky noise again when using the gears to slow down. As in using the engine weight not slamming it down gears like an upset teenager. Is this the shifter bushers? Or has my w58 finaly had enough of me even if I drive like miss daisy 99% of the time?! Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hmm. Sounds like more than just bushes to me. My bushes were perished and all I suffered from was poor gear selection. This was resolved with some solid Whifbitz bushes. I would get it to a garage and see what they think. You can speculate all day, but it won't resolve the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Yeah read those solid bushers are pretty good. About the only place that isn't after market bushed is the shifter & diff lol! But yeah got a funny feeling that the ft/lb has had some fun with the old NA gearbox am pretty sure but was just after a more experienced opinion. Lol! Unfortunately don't have the time at work to rip apart the gearbox &diagnose. So was hoping someone would tell me I'm wrong before I replace it Edited June 16, 2012 by -Welsh-Stealth- (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Well, the shifter bushes are quite cheap and easy to replace if you have access to a press. Would defo be worthy try over getting a new box or having the current one inspected and repaired. I would give that a go and see if it resolves the issue. If not ten at least you will have rules out a probably cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah sounds like a good call! Will give it a quick test drive in a bit. Now iv had chance to calm myself I should be all good for some Det's & Rem's. As it wasn't anywhere near as spectacular as the last w58 I heard stripping its gears, fingers crossed its bushers. If not, Ahhh well time to upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 ive got a shifter hear with mint bushes dude, lets pop that on and try it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 ive got a shifter hear with mint bushes dude, lets pop that on and try it first Ahhh the doctors in the house! Just tried phoning you dude, turns out all gears are fine. Still pulls like a 2JZ GE with a big silver snail bolted to the side... no play in the gears& stage 4 clutch still works perfectly fine! Not the same nasty noise we had when you stripped 3rd up at Lincoln. Or the slight bang we heard in the pits a mile away lol! if mine had gone going from 30-20mph to 2nd it would have been a bit pathetic& I'd be cursing the w58 to hell. But all that seems wrong is gear selection& really have to throw it in. Which tells my the bushers from april 95 gave up on clinging to life.& the noise I was hearing would have been rubbish gear selection. Kinda like when you don't get it in gear properly(false gear). So: Box fine Bushers not fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 wel i got another cradle you can try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Well will pop down then any luck with the laptop with that dodgy port thingy yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 nope . got other plans now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-_-b Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 nope . got other plans now Ooo do share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 check out the lastpost on the black dog thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.