Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:02:45 +0300 From: "Roy Björkstrand" <nospamroilonopsamut.fi> Subject: Re: 900 i, 1986
Torben Schiff wrote: > Hello everybody! > > My 900, 1986 is giving me a bag headache these days! For the past 5000 > kilometers i have had increasing trouble when changing gear. It's a manual > gearbox, and the 5.th gear will only do properly half the times I try to put > it in. The other gears are starting to make trouble as well, so I'm rather > worried. The oil level is good, and i'm running on fully synthetic oil. > Could this type of oil cause my problems? You should use mineral based oil in gearbox. I used Mobil Super10W30. Might be also just (hopefully) stiffness. It is fairly easy to lubricate the gearsticks mechanism. If the white ball at the lower end of the stick is dry will shifting be "tougher". Check also adjustment (stick moves freely) and the rubber between the gearbox and the stick. It is located near the firewall under the car and in the engine compartment. It might be "torn" causing inaccurate shifting. > I tried to bleed the slave cylinder, but with no result. Could the clutch be > worn out? If reverse gives "a sound" you have to worry about the cluth, not otherwise. The cluth usually takes 150tkm, might be time to change it. I have read in this newsgroup that the cluth pedal or it´s "mechanism" can be worn, might be worth checking if the cluth doesn´t come off when pushed. > The car has run 270.000 kilometers and it's in a very good shape, so I > really hope that somebody can help me! > > Regards, Torben Schiff, Aalborg, Denmark Roy
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