242 1981 Shifting problem continued...

kindervater · Post by **kindervater** » 24 Apr 2009, 14:05

Hi guys, I posted in my previous thread about my new (to me) 242, that started making a lot of noise going into gear, and the engine racing when I gave it gas.

I took it to the mechanic, who thinks it is the transmission, and that it isn't worth fixing on this car. He estimated repair costs of 1500-2000. But he hasn't dropped the tranny and actually looked at it.

I just got my hands on Bentley's manual, and from his trouble shooting section, it sounds like this is a clutch problem, ie slipping, improper cable play, or damaged clutch components.

I am not a gear-head by any means, but I have done a lot of repairs to my 850, and armed w/ Bentley's manual, I feel pretty confident that I might be able to fix this clutch issue myself.

Is dropping the transmission and then fixing the clutch an overly difficult/time consuming job for the average person?

Any tips/ good write ups w/ photos online?

Thanks!

-Ryan

Post by **billofdurham** » 25 Apr 2009, 12:35

I don't know of any write ups with pictures but this will get you started.

240 manual gearbox removal.pdf: (99.35 KiB) Downloaded 88 times

As you can see from this you need a clutch alignment tool to install the clutch properly. You should be able to hire one of these.

Bill.

Post by **billofdurham** » 26 Apr 2009, 16:18

I have recovered my 240 Haynes 1974 to 1986 models and these instructions are from that book:

240 clutch1.pdf: (1.46 MiB) Downloaded 49 times

240 clutch2.pdf: (1.42 MiB) Downloaded 52 times

240 clutch3.pdf: (1.2 MiB) Downloaded 57 times

If yours is cable operated take note of the advice on clutch slip in the fault finding section.

Bill.