Is200 Sport Difficult Gear Change – 5th To 6th

[marcomck]

Hi,

has anyone experienced difficulty changing from 5th to 6th, its ok going from 4th to 6th but is this a common is200 problem?

How difficult is it to fix gearbox? any pointers?

[Steve_D]

Hey matey, sorry to hear this, what exactly are you experiencing a crunch, a blockage etc?

[marcomck]

Hey matey, sorry to hear this, what exactly are you experiencing a crunch, a blockage etc?

not really a crunch, just very difficlut to get into gear, bit of blockage. I can get it in by jigging it a little, but it used to be so smooth.

[Lexus2D]

I neva use 5th so dont know

[edeath]

nope hardly use 5th though. Must say 4-6th feels more natural then 5-6th though

[Steve_D]

I remember some bits about gearboxes from my mechanics college course, but not a lot! it could be a couple of things like - selector mechanism or synchro dog, normally its cheaper to buy a second hand gearbox than to have it stripped & repaired :(

[PCIronmike]

Sounds like a selector leg , have you had the gearbox oil level checked ?? It might be advantageous to drain a bit off and put some "Slick 50" gearbox fluid in , remember to top it up fully before refitting the plug . (till its running out of the fill hole).

Regards

Paul.

[marcomck]

Sounds like a selector leg , have you had the gearbox oil level checked ?? It might be advantageous to drain a bit off and put some "Slick 50" gearbox fluid in , remember to top it up fully before refitting the plug . (till its running out of the fill hole).

Regards

Paul.

thanks mate, i think i'll give it a go. PS Where is it located? The oil level and plug that is?

[PCIronmike]

Sounds like a selector leg , have you had the gearbox oil level checked ?? It might be advantageous to drain a bit off and put some "Slick 50" gearbox fluid in , remember to top it up fully before refitting the plug . (till its running out of the fill hole).

Regards

Paul.

thanks mate, i think i'll give it a go. PS Where is it located? The oil level and plug that is?

Sorry mate , its a ramp jobby and you should see two plugs on the gearbox , one on the very bottom - drain plug and one about half way up somewhere , this should be the fill plug , as I said , to check the level get the appropriate oil and it should come in a squeezy bottle with a straw type tube attachment , after removal of the plug squeeze the bottle and keep going untill the oil runs back out of the hole ( you could just use the Slick 50 ) FFS don't do this on a jack as its not safe and also you need the car level , while your there you might as well check the diff oil again = 2 plugs , 1 Drain and one fill , same as though till the oil runs out and its correct . O.K. hope this helps fella . If ya need any help P.M. me and I'll give ya my mob no ok . B)