Gear engagement or release difficult/noisy
- Make
- Lancia
- Model
- Thesis Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2002–2009
- Section
- Gear change › Gear engagement or release difficult/noisy
Fault diagnosisGear engagement or release difficult/noisy
GEAR ENGAGEMENT OR RELEASE DIFFICULT/NOISY
It is difficult to engage the gears; there is also a (grating) noise coming from the area of the gearbox
| STEP | OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT | TEST RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLUTCH CHECK | ALL OK | PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED | ACTION |
| With the engine running and the vehicle stationary check that there is no (grating) noise when all the gears are engaged. | Move on to Step | 1. The gearbox grates in all gears | 1. Continue following the instructions in TABLE E001 Continue following the instructions in the table E01 CLUTCH DOES NOT RELEASE CORRECTLY | |
| 2. The gearbox does not grate in all gears (it only grates in some gears) | Move on to Step | |||
| 2 | GEARBOX CONDITION CHECK | ALL OK | PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED | ACTION |
| Check the condition of the gearbox internal components | Move on to Step | 1. Pre-synchronizers damaged | 1. Overhaul gearbox | |
| 2. Synchronizers damaged or worn | 2. Overhaul gearbox | |||
| 3. Gears worn | 3. Overhaul gearbox | |||
| 4. Sleeves or hubs worn | 4. Overhaul gearbox | |||
| 3 | CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION | ALL OK | PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED | ACTION |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | ||||
Parts & tools for this job For 2002 Lancia Thesis
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Lancia Thesis
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