Gear engagement or release difficult
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Panda Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2012
- Section
- Gear shift › Gear engagement or release difficult
Fault diagnosisGear engagement or release difficult
GEAR ENGAGEMENT OR RELEASE DIFFICULT
The engagement of the gears is difficult; there is also noise in the gearbox area (the gearbox grates)
| Results of the tests | ||||
| 1 | CLUTCH CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check with the engine running and the car stopped that there is no noise (grating gearbox) when all the gears are engaged. | Continue to Step 2 | The gearbox grates on all gears | Coolant leaks detected See table E01 | |
| The gearbox does not grate on all the gears (only some of them) | Continue to Step 2 | |||
| 2 | CHECK CONDITION OF GEARBOX | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check condition of gearbox internal components | Continue to Step 3 | Pre-synchronizers damaged | Gearbox overhaul Op. 2110B32 | |
| Pre-synchronizers damaged | Gearbox overhaul Op. 2110B32 | |||
| Pre-synchronizers damaged | Gearbox overhaul Op. 2110B32 | |||
| Pre-synchronizers damaged | Gearbox overhaul Op. 2110B32 | |||
| 3 | Continue as instructed by the tester | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | |||
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