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Nimbus
Lv 5
Nimbus asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

Is my gearbox about to fail?

The gear change on my manual Renault has become really sloppy, especially between 2nd and 3rd. gearbox going? The car has done 100,000 mainly motorway miles and the gears go in very cleanly, just a lot of movement and vagueness in the lever

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  • tony s
    1 decade ago
    Favourite answer

    If you can change gears very smoothly then there is nothing wrong with the transmission. Your problem will most likely be worn out bushings &/or linkages

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The problem may be worn gear selection linkage outside of the gearbox

  • chunky
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    sounds like play in the gear selector on some renaults you can buy a bush kit to cure it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its the gearbox linkage between the gearbox and gear stick

  • taxed till i die,and then some.
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Just worn,Old age comes to us all in time.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    could be the gearchain

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