french crap fanatic
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Post by french crap fanatic on Oct 30, 2014 17:54:04 GMT 1
a bolt has fell out of the gear selector mechanism!!
its obliterated the gearbox apparantly!!
the ford boys tell me its a common issue!!!
anybody else had this?
is there any mods to the design to stop it from happening again?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2014 19:49:45 GMT 1
which gearbox is it?
MXT57?
Which bolt is it?
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Post by natedog on Oct 30, 2014 20:02:31 GMT 1
Had a bolt fall into the gearbox on my 53 plate fwd tranny. They didn't bother looking into the cause, it just got a new box. Still got the bolt on my desk somewhere
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Post by Rhubarb on Oct 31, 2014 0:09:29 GMT 1
Yes it is a known issue.
Good old modern Fords!
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Post by Karl on Oct 31, 2014 0:12:28 GMT 1
Never heard of it? Any photos
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Post by natedog on Oct 31, 2014 6:44:46 GMT 1
Will try and find a pic for you...
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Post by Monkey on Oct 31, 2014 12:30:30 GMT 1
Yeah it makes a right mess!
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Post by french crap fanatic on Nov 1, 2014 22:35:38 GMT 1
another mechanic said it would have been difficault to change gears for a while before the bolt fell out!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 21:14:25 GMT 1
Still no news on which bolt we are referring to?
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Post by Monkey on Nov 3, 2014 4:06:56 GMT 1
I got a feeling it may be a roll pin. I'd have to find TSB but I'm in Sunny Florida  |
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Post by natedog on Nov 3, 2014 8:01:39 GMT 1
 This is the bolt that came out on mine |
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Post by valhalla on Nov 5, 2014 23:10:35 GMT 1
Looks Japanese to me!!  |
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Post by liam99 on Nov 5, 2014 23:40:03 GMT 1
Heres a picture of a selector I took out today.  |
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Post by coreybrand on Nov 6, 2014 0:15:32 GMT 1
Common fault on the MTX75, the bolt holds the selector to the shaft in the turret, as time goes by it works itself loose normally preventing you from getting 5th gear at first, if it comes loose whilst in 5th in can stop you getting out of gear effectively jamming it in 5th. When it eventually falls out it makes a hell of a mess as you have already found out.
To prevent it you could remove the turret and thread lock the bolt in place, especially if you're experiencing selection problems, Ford were aware of the problem several years ago, but I don't know what they did to rectify it.
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Post by Karl on Nov 6, 2014 0:32:34 GMT 1
Check your messages midnight
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