Series III gearbox?

Hi

Having left my '84 series III hardtop on the front drive for about 4 weeks
while I stripped and painted the loadbay, replaced the seats, seatbelts etc,
I have today tried to get her going for a trip out tomorrow with the
following result.

She starts fine (I have at least started and run her for half an hour each
weekend, although she hasn't turned a wheel) However, when I tried to get
first gear the stick won't go into any of the 4 forward gears. Trying for
reverse produces a horrible crunching, so I wonder if its the gearbox
itself, or the clutch. I did at one stage manage to get it (delicately) into
reverse, but she lurched backwards and almost totalled the neighbours shiny
Ford, so I packed that in right away! Clutch??

Any suggestions?

> Having left my '84 series III hardtop on the front drive for about 4 weeks
> while I stripped and painted the loadbay, replaced the seats, seatbelts
etc,
> I have today tried to get her going for a trip out tomorrow with the
> following result.
>
> She starts fine (I have at least started and run her for half an hour each
> weekend, although she hasn't turned a wheel) However, when I tried to get
> first gear the stick won't go into any of the 4 forward gears. Trying for
> reverse produces a horrible crunching, so I wonder if its the gearbox
> itself, or the clutch. I did at one stage manage to get it (delicately)
into
> reverse, but she lurched backwards and almost totalled the neighbours
shiny
> Ford, so I packed that in right away! Clutch??
>
The clutch has rusted to the flywheel.

Solution.
Make sure you have plenty of room in front of you, get the engine nice and
warm, so it starts easily, then switch it off and put it into 1st gear.
release handbrake, start engine (being ready for it to surge forward as it
starts). Then drive in 1st gear, with foot down on clutch, and floor and
release the throttle. This should break the clutch plate free from the
flywheel. It would be wise to engage 4wd to do this, to protect the rear
halfshafts. but NOT low range.

In message <[email protected]>
"Neil Paxman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Having left my '84 series III hardtop on the front drive for about 4 weeks
> while I stripped and painted the loadbay, replaced the seats, seatbelts etc,
> I have today tried to get her going for a trip out tomorrow with the
> following result.
>
> She starts fine (I have at least started and run her for half an hour each
> weekend, although she hasn't turned a wheel) However, when I tried to get
> first gear the stick won't go into any of the 4 forward gears. Trying for
> reverse produces a horrible crunching, so I wonder if its the gearbox
> itself, or the clutch. I did at one stage manage to get it (delicately) into
> reverse, but she lurched backwards and almost totalled the neighbours shiny
> Ford, so I packed that in right away! Clutch??
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>

Is there air or fluid in the clutch slave cylinder?

Richard

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