Paul_S
Club Member
My 240Z gearbox (5 speed) has a noisy habit of crunching into reverse. I've never succeeded in a silent selection into reverse gear. All the other gears are fine but possibly a little 'notchy' if I were to be critical. I've never drive another to know if that's normal or not.
So far I've replaced the clutch fluid (the old stuff was really grim) and had a go at adjusting the rod on the slave cylinder but it's not made any difference. I haven't yet replaced the gearbox oil as I'm waiting for a new speedo pinion gear before I do. Also I've made no adjustment to the clutch pedal itself, but I'm not sure that will make any difference since the clutch engages about half way through its travel.
Is there anything else simple or cheap to check before I start thinking about difficult and expensive solutions?! Is it a common thing on these cars or something out of the usual?
To be honest, I can live with it for a good while because I don't reverse that often and select reverse before starting the car in the garage. But it would be nice to get it fixed, or understand if it's an early sign of something serious that might occur in the future.
So far I've replaced the clutch fluid (the old stuff was really grim) and had a go at adjusting the rod on the slave cylinder but it's not made any difference. I haven't yet replaced the gearbox oil as I'm waiting for a new speedo pinion gear before I do. Also I've made no adjustment to the clutch pedal itself, but I'm not sure that will make any difference since the clutch engages about half way through its travel.
Is there anything else simple or cheap to check before I start thinking about difficult and expensive solutions?! Is it a common thing on these cars or something out of the usual?
To be honest, I can live with it for a good while because I don't reverse that often and select reverse before starting the car in the garage. But it would be nice to get it fixed, or understand if it's an early sign of something serious that might occur in the future.