Cant find reverse

avandriver

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I picked up my Talbot Merlin 2 litre petrol this morning from Liecster (is that spelt right)

On the way home I stopped at the services on the M6 for a coffee , when I finished my expensive coffee I jumped in the driving seat and encountered my first problem I could not get reverse .

Al the gears are easy to engage with no grinding or needing to be forced in .

Has anyone come across this problem .

I have not had a chance to lift the bonnet and inspect the linkage because it is too dark now .

First thing in the morning I will don my overalls and get oily


Steve
 
Hi avandriver i think it will be down to the linkage they tend to wear a bit but not a big job i know thay sell the replacment bushes on ebay or you can adjust it yourself

ken
 
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I was thinking Or should that be hoping it could be the linkage I will not be sure untill I can get out in the day light


Steve
 
Hi you are proberly right and you can adjust it and take the slack out of it but if your gearstick is sloppy like a bowl of soap you may as well do the bush wile your there .
ken
 
I had the same problem when I picked up my talbot express recently, only I could'nt get 1st gear:eek:
First thing to check is the piece bolted to the base of the gearstick(from under the van).,Check the bolt for tightness then work your way along to the gearbox,if there's a problem with the linkage,it should be obvious to find.

Have a read at this link tonight ,it will get you in the mood.

http://www.jktowers.fsnet.co.uk/motorhome/TalbotExpressGearbox.htm

If you're anything like me I'd be underneath the van now with my head torch on:eek:, My neighbours think I'm Mad:mad::D

Good luck..Lenny
 
Thanks guys you have set my mind at rest and I will be able to sleep without fretting too much .

I will post the results of the problem when I find it


Steve
 
Off topic, where in Bolton are you ?
We are just down the road at Swinton:D.

Our previous motorhome was on a Talbot, we got rid 'cos of the gears, hubby couldn't cope either with the handbrake on the right handside due to his disability
 
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Radcliffe

We are also on the border of Bolton and Radcliffe, we are like a little family LOL ;)
 
Could start a forum of our own! Breightmet, Bolton. Howde there
 
I suppose we could name you all The Bolton Wanderers:eek::D:D

Regards Lenny
 
Bolton wanderers !!

I supose I have been called a worse name in the past at one point my family used to call me and the wife " The travellers " we have ived in lots of houses in lots of towns , we even lived on a boat once " and believe me that was real wildcamping " .

My current location and it was not my choice is the delightfull leafy estate of Hall-ith-wood ..

Those of you who have heard of such place will recognise that I have used a little poetic license in the description

Steve
 
Its been a bit of a busy day today so I only managed twenty minutes spare to look at the linkage before it got too dark .

there is quite a bit of movement on the end of the linkage that goes in to the top of the gearbox .

I did manage to get reverse after moving the bar about so it looks like I will have to replace the rubber ring on the shaft .

Hopefully that will cure the problem

Edit

I was just browsing through older post's about this subject and found that it is a common problem but is it easy to remove the old o ring and replace it ?



Steve
 
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avandriver said:
Its been a bit of a busy day today so I only managed twenty minutes spare to look at the linkage before it got too dark .

there is quite a bit of movement on the end of the linkage that goes in to the top of the gearbox .

I did manage to get reverse after moving the bar about so it looks like I will have to replace the rubber ring on the shaft .

Hopefully that will cure the problem

Edit

I was just browsing through older post's about this subject and found that it is a common problem but is it easy to remove the old o ring and replace it ?



Steve
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Give yourself about an hour to do this job. The socket that the shaft passes through on top of the gearbox will be very tight, I used a big pipe wrench to free this.
I had to stand on the bumper and push the wrench to the offside with my right foot to achieve this.(I'm only a little fella),the rest is straightforward.
I still suspect your problem is at the base of the gearstick,where it is attatched to the linkage (copper bush)
Good luck ,Keep in touch..Lenny:)
 
Cheers Lenny I will crawl under the van tomorrow and inspect the stick end of the linkage

Steve
 
Julie798 said:
We are also on the border of Bolton and Radcliffe, we are like a little family LOL ;)
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One big happy family:D.
Hubby lived in Radcliffe for a while, 2 up/ 2 down terrace in Corporation st. No where to park a motorhome there!:D:p;).
Now we have drive that can fit at least 5 cars, aspiration is not a bad thing!
 
avandriver said:
Bolton wanderers !!



My current location and it was not my choice is the delightfull leafy estate of Hall-ith-wood ..

Those of you who have heard of such place will recognise that I have used a little poetic license in the description

Steve
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mmmmm , I don't know this location without looking it up:(.
 
Bolton Wanderers

Hall-ith Wood, Thats a Huge surgery you have there. Im just round the corner at Breightmet, use to live Robert St Radcliffe, Huge car park over the road, but wouldn't leave anything over night (Teenage Yobs).

Have drive now just upset the nieghbours now cause its a communial drive and I live at the bottom.

Don
 
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