Gear linkage maintenance

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Re: Gear linkage maintenance

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I am losing faith in garages... I asked for my car to be:

1) Serviced
2) Check clutch pedal/hydraulics
3) Gear linkages/cables

They did service it - great. But they have done absolutely sod all on the other bits. They said, they would need to keep to car for longer to investigate the fault on the pedal because it's a "complex system". OK.... I asked whether they bled the system and they said "no" as it looks like it's already been done judging from some splashings of hyraulic fluid on the gearbox :roll: Thankfully, it's not causing me too many problems at the moment and I do need the car daily, but they could have at least bled the clutch properly. So, a job for me to replace the slave cylinder and see if the sinking pedal issue goes away. I don't fancy replacing the master cylinder myself as I have no idea how I would get to it (I can see it behind a mass of pipes and wires).

And they said that gear linkages are actually cables and no adjustment is really possible. All they've done is driven it and it seemed "OK" and similar to other cars. Do other cars also klunk when the gears are changed? Don't think so....

Argh.........
2003 - 2008: 1998 Peugeot 406 2.1 TD 110bhp LX Saloon
2008 - 2009: 2004 Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI 136bhp Executive Saloon
2009 - 2013: 2002 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI 110bhp Executive Saloon
2013 - 2021: 2007 Peugeot 407 2.2 HDI 170bhp Executive Saloon (mapped to 213bhp :twisted:)
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Re: Gear linkage maintenance

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Bugger :( I'm a bit concerned you're damaging the gearbox, did you do the oil change thing yet?
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Re: Gear linkage maintenance

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No, I didn't change the oil in the 'box yet.

How can I be damaging the gearbox? The gear changes themselves are fine, there's no grinding or anything like that. I am more concerned about the clutch if anything...
2003 - 2008: 1998 Peugeot 406 2.1 TD 110bhp LX Saloon
2008 - 2009: 2004 Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI 136bhp Executive Saloon
2009 - 2013: 2002 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI 110bhp Executive Saloon
2013 - 2021: 2007 Peugeot 407 2.2 HDI 170bhp Executive Saloon (mapped to 213bhp :twisted:)
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Ok, it sounded like it was baulking but I'll take your word for it 'cos I can't see it from here :wink: So what actually goes clunk? How about getting someone to wiggle the gear stick while you see what the cables do on the 'box?
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Re: Gear linkage maintenance

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steve_earwig wrote:So what actually goes clunk?
The gear stick itself, I think. Unless, it's transmission clunking and the sound is transferred via the gear link cables, but the sound is coming from the stick and not the gearbox. I've seen/heard this in quite a lot of cars, including my last 406.
steve_earwig wrote:How about getting someone to wiggle the gear stick while you see what the cables do on the 'box?
Yeah, that's my next step... Last time I was too busy with bleeding and forgot all about the linkage.
2003 - 2008: 1998 Peugeot 406 2.1 TD 110bhp LX Saloon
2008 - 2009: 2004 Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI 136bhp Executive Saloon
2009 - 2013: 2002 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI 110bhp Executive Saloon
2013 - 2021: 2007 Peugeot 407 2.2 HDI 170bhp Executive Saloon (mapped to 213bhp :twisted:)
2021 - ????: 2016 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 180bhp Titanium
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