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New 156 - poor gearchange.
Hi,
I have a new (2004, 175BHP) 156 2.4 JTD SW (6 speed). The gearchange seems particularly bad - I'm sure the one I test drove was OK. Basically, it is very "notchy", not fluid at all. It "seems" to be worse when cold (less than 10 miles), and when the weather is cooler. Every gear appears to snatch (even with the clutch pedal up against the bulkead!), first to second is particularly bad, usually accompanied by a thunk / graunch. If I rev over about 4000rpm before changing, the change is better, similarly if I give the throttle a blip between gears it's a bit smoother (I'm not quite up to double declutching, and I shouldn't have to on a new car). Sometimes (rarely), it seems to be OK - almost as though something has lined up, that has previously been out of line, but this usually dissapears, and the poor gearchange returns after I next start the car. I was kind of hoping this problem would have resolved after running in the car, but it doesn't seem to be any better after 1000 miles. Any ideas what could be causing this? Does the clutch need "adjusting" (may be it's not fully disengaging, or perhaps they forgot to fit the synchromesh in the factory...lol. Anyway, could do with some feedback before I approach my dealer. Many thanks, Martin. |
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Martin > wrote in message ... > Hi, > > I have a new (2004, 175BHP) 156 2.4 JTD SW (6 speed). The gearchange seems > particularly bad - I'm sure the one I test drove was OK. > I didn't notice any problems like that with the one I test drove a month or so ago. Sounds wrong to me. -- PyroJames Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints. ------------ And now a word from our sponsor --------------------- For a secure high performance FTP using SSL/TLS encryption upgrade to SurgeFTP ---- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_surgeftp.htm ---- |
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"Martin" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > > I have a new (2004, 175BHP) 156 2.4 JTD SW (6 speed). The gearchange seems > particularly bad - I'm sure the one I test drove was OK. > > Basically, it is very "notchy", not fluid at all. It "seems" to be worse > when cold (less than 10 miles), and when the weather is cooler. > is it ok when warm? many 156 has this kind of gearchange with cold oils in gearbox especially 1st and 2nd gear. Antti 156V6 |
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"Martin" wrote:
> Every gear appears to snatch (even with the clutch pedal up against the > bulkead!), first to second is particularly bad, usually accompanied by a > thunk / graunch. If I rev over about 4000rpm before changing, the change > is better, similarly if I give the throttle a blip between gears it's a > bit smoother (I'm not quite up to double declutching, and I shouldn't have > to on a new car). It sounds to me like the clutch isn't adjusted properly and fully operating under full travel of the pedal. If matching the engine revs helps and putting the car into gear at rest. It could be a simple adjustment but then again I am no mechanic! |
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No feed back needed.
Go straight back to the dealer! When cold every gearbox changes gears slightly less smooth, but that doesn't sound like this case. And running mostly applies to the engines performance. In theory the gears need running in as well, but like the engine real run in will take at least 10.000km. My Alfa's always start ginving 100% performance after 30-40000km -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "Martin" > schreef in bericht ... > Hi, > > I have a new (2004, 175BHP) 156 2.4 JTD SW (6 speed). The gearchange seems > particularly bad - I'm sure the one I test drove was OK. > > Basically, it is very "notchy", not fluid at all. It "seems" to be worse > when cold (less than 10 miles), and when the weather is cooler. > > Every gear appears to snatch (even with the clutch pedal up against the > bulkead!), first to second is particularly bad, usually accompanied by a > thunk / graunch. If I rev over about 4000rpm before changing, the change is > better, similarly if I give the throttle a blip between gears it's a bit > smoother (I'm not quite up to double declutching, and I shouldn't have to on > a new car). > > Sometimes (rarely), it seems to be OK - almost as though something has lined > up, that has previously been out of line, but this usually dissapears, and > the poor gearchange returns after I next start the car. > > I was kind of hoping this problem would have resolved after running in the > car, but it doesn't seem to be any better after 1000 miles. > > Any ideas what could be causing this? Does the clutch need "adjusting" > (may be it's not fully disengaging, or perhaps they forgot to fit the > synchromesh in the factory...lol. > > Anyway, could do with some feedback before I approach my dealer. > > Many thanks, > > Martin. > > |
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