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Fiat 126 Chat => Fiat 126 Mechanical Problem Solving => Topic started by: Bolek on September 06, 2014, 05:02:49 AM
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I helped my mates buy a 126p recently but they didn't get very far on their road trip... According to them the gears failed fairly suddenly after a few hundred kms of mostly highway driving. "it was like the gears were in neutral but grinding a bit and not providing any power"
From the sounds of it I'm thinking clutch failure or clutch cable failure?? Maybe loose linkage at the shifter - does that ever happen? It sounds like transmission wasn't fully shifting into gear.
Could it be a gearbox self-destruct if it ran out of oil?
the car has sadly been abandoned in a small town in exchange for a ride to the train station lol
..but I want to make sure I can bring spare parts next time!!
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It sounds more like clutch failure rather than gear box failure. 126/500 Gearboxes are usually pretty solid so long as you don't man handle them (especially in 1st).
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Hi have you checked the drive couplings, I've had this happen on several occasions. The coupling connects the drive shaft to the hub.
Ralph