M.J 35 Posted July 13, 2017 Hi All, Got a 2013 Vauxhall Corsa with 48k miles and won't engage reverse, well it will after around 5 mins of trying. Has anybody had anything similar with one of these? Spoke to a gearbox guy who reckons its the clutch but the clutch is not slipping in any gear and all the other 5 gears work perfectly, clutch pedal feels like its where it should be too. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted July 13, 2017 Internal fault with gearbox selector I expect, stick another box on it. Are the selector cables ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justina3 518 Posted July 13, 2017 Have you checked the linkage arms on top of the box, there plastic and sometimes slip or snap or even come lose 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted July 13, 2017 you buy the kit and fit it all as justina3 says keep away from the gearbox guy sounds like he needs a holiday out of you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattGM 12 Posted July 13, 2017 Second and thrid the above M.J. The boxes in these and their linkages are archaic, they are essentially the same boxes with revisions as they fitted in the old Novas. They're not known for their issues internally, but the plastic linkage sections, as alreadfy mentioned ARE prone to failure. Any decent sized local parts supplier should supply you with the replacement parts, or you can pick them up off ebay.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Corsa-D-2007-2012-5-SPEED-MANUAL-Gearbox-Gear-Linkage-Assembly-/281169699320?epid=0&hash=item41770521f8:g:GNkAAOSwB-1YrVT0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.J 35 Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks guys! Will order the linkage kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparky 274 Posted July 14, 2017 13 hours ago, s and b said: you buy the kit and fit it all as justina3 says keep away from the gearbox guy sounds like he needs a holiday out of you Sounds like the usual type of gearbox guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justina3 518 Posted July 14, 2017 Only box's i have ever changed are fiat punto as they whine there brains out, and a mini which did collapse, that said i have lost count how many mini linkages i have cleaned up and changed bushes on where people have had four figure quotes on to replace the box and stole them at auction as everyone else started the whisper the box is shafted. Got to love the old block whispers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
