A couple of minor breakages and now I am not allowed to fix anything! No fun at all, no fun... I'll be glad when she gets her own, I'll be allowed to break I mean fix things without her worrying...!
Mmm, might still look for parts to do it myself, though... it's not like I could make things too much worse... _________________ ....Woz
Thanks for that Brian! I had heard of them but always thought they were in Sydney, but yep they have a place in Melbourne too, cool. I just downloaded their catalog from their website but couldn't find the part, so I'll send them an email. I might be able to get it fixed before the end of the week, yay! _________________ ....Woz
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject: Four gears again!
Funny, I fiddled the plate around and eventually managed to get all four gears... I guess I just wasn't patient enough the first time. I didn't break anything either! (Although I got grumpy and swore a few times...) _________________ ....Woz
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: Four gears again!
piratekombi wrote:
Funny, I fiddled the plate around and eventually managed to get all four gears... I guess I just wasn't patient enough the first time. I didn't break anything either! (Although I got grumpy and swore a few times...)
This post just above this says "gently"
The secret is to ease it into 2nd and then gently and smoothly ease it between neutral and second a few times-it will just pop in and out of correct neutral plane.
Yep, that's the way I did it... but when I tried it last time, the only way to get 2nd was to lose 3rd (but at least that suggested it wasn't the box).... I think I must have loosened the bolts too much initially and caused the plate to twist... we haven't road-tested it yet as I am currently stripping the sliding door but it feels right... I was confident it was just something simple and minor... thanks for your help everyone!
I think I'll still replace the bushes etc though - but don't tell Alice! _________________ ....Woz
Well it wasn't the shifter bushes... I sent Woger to a mechanic who informed me that the gearbox will have to be replaced (as I had already guessed)... I had already organised a replacement 3-rib 002...
On the way home from the mechanics, first gear decided to stop working too... we were able to engage first by turning off the engine though (we were not popular with the drivers!) - when the rain stops I will try adjusting the shifter plate, in hope...
Alice's Astra had its gearbox blow last week (a hole the size of a 10c piece) so we now have no car until at least mid-January We were planning to sleep in it this weekend, and were also going to take it to Xmas lunch in Marysville... Alice is thinking of hiring a car for Xmas day. _________________ ....Woz
bugger, damn, bitch, poo, bum,....very sorry to hear that woz .....i have a good 002 box here you can use if you want......give us a call on 0404 814 303 to organise something.......
peter _________________ existentialism has no future
Hey Peter, thanks heaps for the offer... I would have eagerly taken you up on the offer, but we were lucky enough to receive a 1600 box from Paul (he lives near here so delivered it) so it will just be the simple matter now of installing it...
And yeah, I was most unhappy... it's a good thing we didn't end up buying another VW (we nearly did!), as it would probably also lose its gearbox (as bad luck supposedly comes in threes! ) Aaah well, it's the frustrating times that make the good times more memorable... I am mostly disappointed it happened at Xmas, when we most needed a working car (and all the mechanics are booked up or closed).
We are now keeping an eye out for an Astra gearbox (to suit an 89)... I think they might be the same as a Pulsar box, but I will check that. Alice has decided she wants to sell the Astra to get a VW of her own (this week, she wants a kombi microbus!).... but we will get the Astra roadworthy for sale first.
BTW, will you be going to the party tomorrow? We'll still be there, although we might have to take the train...
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No fun at all, no fun... I'll be glad when she gets her own, I'll be allowed to break I mean fix things without her worrying...! 
We were planning to sleep in it this weekend, and were also going to take it to Xmas lunch in Marysville... Alice is thinking of hiring a car for Xmas day.
.....i have a good 002 box here you can use if you want......give us a call on 0404 814 303 to organise something.......