S500by h

Hi all newbie on the site just wanted to say hello and see if anyone can help with my problem on my uk 98 2000 turbo that I've owned for 7 years now




I Was driving the other day and when was changing from 2nd to 3rd the gears made a horrid noise and whet stiff so got recovered home !

So at home box was stiff in 2nd and 3rd so jacked her up got under and sprayed wd40 under the gear stick and all seemed nice again ( going in gear smooth )

So spun her up the road 1st and 2nd no problem but when in 3rd and was nothing there as if I was in neutral !!! And box when stiff again and now in neutral I can hear the teeth catching

So I'm after some help anyone no what it may be ? Bushes ? Selector ? Gather ? Box ?

I'm really stuck I'm in Havant portsmouth if anyone is close

Thanks for reading and be nice to hear some replies please


Thanks all

hooley scoob

sounds like your box has shat itself. time for a rebuild i think

S500by h

Hi thanks for replying

Don't say that lol

But how come spraying wd40 to the underbody of where the gear stick is sorted it out for abit as didn't touch or go near the box ?

hooley scoob

not sure but if youve got no 3rd gear then im no expert but that dont sound good to me

ian.e

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I stripped 3rd a few weeks ago. 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and reverse were all fine, going in smooth and no noises. Just like you said though, 3rd was like neutral. I put another box in. Sounds like you need to do the same or get it rebuilt.