Beeeeebies going into car hospital AGAIN!this time me thinks somethings up with the gearbox.....she is a nitemare to get into first and reverse..in fact sometimes the only way to do it is to turn her off and out it in gear..............joy,joy,joy!!!

It might be worth checking the linkage nylon bushes (underneath the car - the linkages between the gear lever and the gear box ...) I replaced mine a while ago. I got the parts from Mazda and they were quite cheap. Installation took a few minutes. The improvement was considerable !!!



See http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... age+bushes for details & illustration.

[quote="v6mazzy"]Beeeeebies going into car hospital AGAIN!this time me thinks somethings up with the gearbox.....she is a nitemare to get into first and reverse..in fact sometimes the only way to do it is to turn her off and out it in gear..............joy,joy,joy!!![/quote]

Top tip!!!

Dump the car into neutral, pump the clutch once and then try... Works for me on reverse
No need to restart the car

Mazzy check where the cluch pedal is housed in the footwell, i had the same prob and the weld on the housing had snapped, so the cluch was'nt engaging right, worth a look first.

duffman...tried the pumping the pedal thing...aint workin

will have a look before she goes in 2mrw tis
thanks guys....and smots!!xx

shes all better...my bulkhead had a crack in it...

Mine had the same problem - I've heard of a few cases ... I fixed mine by making a nice big washer out of 3mm steel ...

I often have to do the dump the clutch in neutral technique.

[quote="fastmike"]I often have to do the dump the clutch in neutral technique.[/quote]

That's standard good driving techniques - especially if you're hurrying through the gears ...