>With the linkage in good condition it's essential to clamp it so that
the operation of the gear-lever assembly is "in sync" with that of the
gearbox.
That's really only true on the Mk1 and early Mk2 Fiesta gearboxes.
These had the "gate" for the gearchange in the bottom of the gearlever
and there was nothing in the gearbox to stop you trying to move the
gearchange into incorrect positions.
So alignment of the gearlever to the gearbox was critical.
The later Mk2 gearboxes had the "gate" in the gearbox, you can move the
gearlever anywhere if it's not connected to the gearbox .
This setup is much more tolerant of misalignment.
Now, if you mix the early gearbox with the late gearchange (no gate at
all) or a late gearbox with an early gearchange (gates in both) then you
will do really well to get it to work.
Jim
On 08/05/2017 20:41, 'Bill Allison' via Quantum Owners Group wrote:
Phil
Apologies for delayed reply, I accidentally didn't send this and just
noticed it in my Drafts folder...
If you can select reverse gear when stationary without it crunching
then the clutch is not dragging, also it's only necessary to reset the
ratchet and pawl if the bite point is too high and/or you can't press
the clutch to the floor. It should not be possible for the adjustment
to be out in the other direction (too much pedal play and/or clutch
not freeing completely) because the pawl/ratchet mechanism will take
up the slack first time you depress the pedal - unless the ratchet has
a broken tooth, which is quite common.
A whirring noise in neutral might indicate a faulty gearbox input
shaft bearing or clutch release bearing, though a small amount of gear
whine or chatter is normal.
Provided there is no problem in the gearbox such as a selector clamp
bolt come slack, the usual cause of not being able to easily find a
gear is a worn linkage and/or worn gear-lever assembly or misalignment
of the linkage and the gearchange input shaft on the gearbox. Near the
top of this page
<http://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild?page=7>
might be useful. With the linkage in good condition it's essential to
clamp it so that the operation of the gear-lever assembly is "in sync"
with that of the gearbox.
Best regards
Bill
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*From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
*To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, 5 May 2017, 22:57
*Subject:* [Quantum Owners] Gear Change
Hi,
After 5/6 years off the road I have now got my 2+2 MOT'd but am
working my way though a number of teething problems as they come up.
The one that is causing some concern is in respect of the gear change.
It hasn't been good since I got the car back on the road but I went
out in the car yesterday and as I drove it became more and more
difficult to select a gear. At one point I was on the front row at
traffic lights and was unable to select any of the 6 gears that should
have been available! That was exciting/embarrassing. Eventually I
managed to 'forcefully' select a gear and get moving but every gear
change after that was a bit hit and miss. Several times I had to pull
in and let traffic past as I tried to find a gear.
I finally plucked up courage to go in the garage this morning and
investigate - and I was able to select all the gears without any
problems albeit the engine wasn't running.
With the engine running and getting up to temperature it seemed to get
more difficult to select a gear although I didn't road test it because
of the problems previously experienced.
As part of the recomissioning I put a new clutch in but I have now
noticed a 'whirring' which stops when I press the clutch pedal in. I
am thinking that the clutch is dragging which I understand would cause
selection problems.
Should I have reset the segment and pawl at the top of the clutch
pedal when I put the new clutch in?
Would resetting solve the noise and selection problem? From what I can
see, or not see, this will probably require the removal of the dashboard?
Any thoughts/opinions/advice will be gratefully received.
Regards
Phil Holden
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