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Title: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 16:34:57
Bloody tractor  >:(

Driving back from scrappy, lost drive again, so pulled in a gateway  >:(

Not wanting to go on dual carriageway, I turned it round to come back the little lanes, and it seemed it had lost 4th initially, so locked it in 3rd. When nearly home, I tried to use all gear, and it was fine again, and has been since  :-/

Tunnie and I checked the atf level (slightly high, but this should be normal once the oil has been used?), and the oil that came out had a definate redness to it, although browny.

Any autobox experts care to comment?
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 June 2007, 16:44:51
did it go to limp mode?
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 16:57:29
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did it go to limp mode?
nope.
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 June 2007, 17:32:40
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did it go to limp mode?
nope.

Hmm.. would have thought if it was a mechanical failure, it wouldn't start working again.

Shagged AR25? Very much doubt it... but as I found out, they can just let go, at any time :( :(
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 June 2007, 17:33:35
Silly thought, but,

You now have a different selector switch since we changed the box.

I just wonder, if it was nudged into N enough not to be in gear?
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 17:38:07
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Silly thought, but,

You now have a different selector switch since we changed the box.

I just wonder, if it was nudged into N enough not to be in gear?
The second it happened, I looked down, D selected, and lit up.

Identical symptoms to when it let go last time (only I wasn't ragging it this time), only I can't get it to reoccur now.
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: sassanach on 24 June 2007, 20:33:28
dare i say it .....check the sump for the thrust washer.
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Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 June 2007, 20:46:53
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dare i say it .....check the sump for the thrust washer.


I sincerely hope not :(

Jaime, if you need help changing the Box again, I will gladly come and assist you mate.
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 June 2007, 20:56:37
Thats where my money would be, thrust washer failed.......its a second hand box and nicely underwrites the things we were saying recently about re-building them

You just dont know how good or bad a second hand part is......even if its been seen running or been driven.
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: Craig_R on 24 June 2007, 21:04:10
Awwwww bugger After All that Time replacing it I feel for you  :'( One Good Thing Is You know how to replace one now should not take that long second time around if it is totaly knacked

Craig
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: tunnie on 24 June 2007, 22:06:02
i am wondering if there was too much fluid in the box? We checked the level in my garage, quite a lot came out.

Could an overfill of ATF, have caused it to heat up too much? For the past 5 miles or so it was driven very easy, very unlike Jaime!   ;)  ;D

Now that we drained out the excess ATF, wondering if that cause the problem  :-/
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: sassanach on 24 June 2007, 22:11:07
do you believe in father christmas?
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Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 22:11:32
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For the past 5 miles or so it was driven very easy, very unlike Jaime!   ;)  ;D
It was raining hard, and I have no confidence in the rear tyres ::)

Hence why (due to forecast downpours tomorrow) I was going to use the MV6 tomorrow anyway...
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 22:12:07
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i am wondering if there was too much fluid in the box? We checked the level in my garage, quite a lot came out.
The oil will increase in volume the more its used...
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 22:12:38
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do you believe in father christmas?
Big fat bloke, grey beard, dresses in red?
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: sassanach on 24 June 2007, 22:19:09
thats the one.!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 22:20:18
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thats the one.!!!!!!!!!!
The greedy git scoffs all my mince pies at Christmas....
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: Danny on 24 June 2007, 22:28:52
white beard, not grey

if you see one with a grey beard, he's a fake, and he probably smashed a window to get in and took your electricals on his way out, instead of the traditional chimney route
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2007, 22:30:50
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white beard, not grey

if you see one with a grey beard, he's a fake, and he probably smashed a window to get in and took your electricals on his way out, instead of the traditional chimney route
I thought he smashed the window as we have no chimney....
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: Danny on 24 June 2007, 22:51:56
so after all those years of him smashing the window you never had him charged?

as i type this i think to myself.. "i'm getting a little too much into this"
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 June 2007, 23:37:45
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do you believe in father christmas?
Big fat bloke, grey beard, dresses in red?

DIrects films about Lord of the Rings and stabs a Police Officer through the hand
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 June 2007, 23:39:32
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so after all those years of him smashing the window you never had him charged?

as i type this i think to myself.. "i'm getting a little too much into this"

Please remember his sleigh is the size of a super tanker and he travels at a significant fraction of light speed
Title: Re: Oh bo@&%cks
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 June 2007, 23:43:58
Mark, PM sent

I can drop off the AR35 at Notts next Monday eve.