Gearbox Lost its oil & Jammed in Gear, Stripped the gearbox to see how much damage was caused
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@michaelarcher62782 жыл бұрын
Love watching videos like this. I always dismantle stuff when it breaks. Always interested in seeing how stuff works and gearboxes have been a mystery to me for years.
@eldodos832 жыл бұрын
That's weird I was servicing my MK3 focus 1.6 last week and noticed the front of the box very wet then found the reverse switch had wound itself out and was ready for falling out probably resulting in same outcome. Great vid 👍
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
Interesting lol
@RichardGilmoreDronetech4 ай бұрын
Great video, I'm about to tackle a 2013 Cmax 6 speed box. Main Shaft bearing is on it's way out at 67000 miles 😮, I can hear it. This video gives me confidence I can do it. It's no loss if I can't anyway, as a second hand box is 500 quid, or 400 to have my own refurbished. So I'm going to tackle it myself first and see it I can sort it for 200 quid 😊
@patkelly79992 жыл бұрын
Great autopsy Alan, nice when You can do a bit of plundering and not have to worry about doing any damage👌👍🙂
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
Very true, cheers pat
@aaronbensi97232 жыл бұрын
Been following you for a while..and you impress me more and more.
@alan4x Жыл бұрын
thanks aaron, appreciate it
@fatwalletboy2 Жыл бұрын
Love a gearbox video. I had a box where i lost reverse and when i took it apart i never spotted anything to suggest why i lost that gear.......no swarf and oil level was fine just no visible damage....
@tecnaman90972 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the smell of burnt gearbox oil and destructed bearings first thing in the morning. Autopsy finding...the patient could not be revived😒😒Thanks Alan.
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
lmao🤣
@PreslavMr Жыл бұрын
That video is like gold dust to me. I have mk3 with the same engine and gearbox. I have plan to ope it and change the seals ont it, because it's leaking from there. Great vixeo...
@stephenshippam93742 жыл бұрын
Great video Alan really enjoyed it and very interesting look forward to your next one
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
thanks stephen
@Finglesham2 жыл бұрын
The reversing light switch is on the top of the Mk 3 gearbox I think when I changed it. Good.
@paulriggers15582 жыл бұрын
remember when your 1980s ford FWD car speedo went off ? worn diff bearings, done loads, mornings work, try that now! [those big circlips brought the memories back] bet it's had a clutch in, switch copped it, superglued back together, say nowt to owner, deny all later... right amount of bearings, just not evenly spaced around the [melted] cage, common fault on minis/metros, dreadful whine, but no harm done, full day for them mind... bloody warranties monni is a naughty girl, what happens to naughty girls....
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
🤣lol
@Efferpheasants2 жыл бұрын
Love the autopsies...or auto- topsies .
@pauljohnson7may2 жыл бұрын
Excellent again but please put the guard back on that grinder, the damage those thin cutting discs do when they explode is very unpleasant.
@Peter_Riis_DK2 жыл бұрын
Yup, and the debris sometimes fly straight through safety goggles - so there's that. Imagine what that shrapnel could do to your skull. 😮 So, Alan; protect yourself - we need more of your videos. 😉
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
sorry but the guard went in the bin😐
@bartoszk48122 жыл бұрын
Great video, enjoyed it very much! In the future could you show us where and what sealant do you apply where fitting new slave cylinder? Many thanks!
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
you don't use any sealant on that ford focus slave cylinder
@paull52 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Alan. Cheers.
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
thank paul
@Fellow.Tractor Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the promotion. 🎉 Guess sitting on your behind and doing nothing really does pay off. Who knew all the politicians had the right idea all along. Glad to see it's finally starting to trickle-down.
@bas28762 жыл бұрын
Great video Alan !
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
cheers bas
@khr19602 жыл бұрын
Im amazed at how dry the gearbox is
@shanginadildo Жыл бұрын
All the oil drained from the reverse switch
@curtisscadden66902 жыл бұрын
Having worked on many fiestas and focus's, I have seen more than one broken reverse light switches on the ib5 boxes.
@garywinterbottom60732 жыл бұрын
I remember my old astra 92 year 1.7td seized in reverse the aa guy managed to prise it ba k ino forward gears but I ended up scrapping it as it was 16 years old and the body was going the diesel motor was an isuzu and bombproof.
@chrisbell-pctechnician37842 жыл бұрын
Great autopsy my pal
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
thanks chris
@craigcousins67182 жыл бұрын
Blimey that torx T40 bit has seen a bit of action - could see how much it has twisted! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
lol🤣
@8skellerns Жыл бұрын
Had a 2010 Fiesta 1.6 Ti-VCT have a 2nd gear pop out issue when going down the gearbox. Needed a 2nd gear selector mechanism! Common fault apparently. Same box as the focus!
@Fritsvrolijk2 жыл бұрын
Nice video Pro enjoy your Sunday
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You too!
@zzhughesd2 жыл бұрын
Strong story. Less damage that thought.
@ROUTEPLANNERPAUL2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid alan 👏 CYAAA
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
cheers paul😁
@davyarthurs2 жыл бұрын
Not many mk3 1.6 petrols about. And add there were possibly 2 or 3 variants too, no wonder you found it tricky to find the right box. Worrying someone else in the comments has just dealt with the very issue but luckily caught it early!
@usuallyfixingtinkering2 жыл бұрын
when the cars was launched the old 1.6 sigma engine was standard across the board, it was only until circa 2013/14 the ecoboost started being offered in its place. Could still get them until 2017 with the old 1.6 on the focus studio spec!
@davyarthurs2 жыл бұрын
@@usuallyfixingtinkering true. Most of the 1.6s in the mk3s were paired to that disaster of a powersh1t box 😝 Owned many a 1.6 in different guises over the years and they’ve been very sold motors
@usuallyfixingtinkering2 жыл бұрын
@@davyarthurs I drove one fir my driving lessons. Both I could hear flapping clutches. Garbage gearbox
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
thanks davy, you are spot on, struggled to find that box
@frednetherlands8872 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@weldings2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Think you make a good Stone Maison too 😂💪🏻👍
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
🤣
@johniksushibar1652 жыл бұрын
Ah the good old MTX 75, easy to repair if you can get 5th gear off with oxy and a puller, from a time when things were a lot easier
@8skellerns Жыл бұрын
Thats a iB5 box. MTX75 is a completely different box! More rugged and found in the 2.0 petrol.
@philipnewton79422 жыл бұрын
Allen The problem is know one bothers to drain and renew their gearbox oil they do oil changed but ignore gearbox oil Phil in stoke
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
yes very true
@AnthGott10 ай бұрын
Probably because there isn't a drain bolt 😊
@BillyNoMates19742 жыл бұрын
these days we don't hear of any cars with knackered bearings in the gearbox from towing. I remember second hand cars in the 80's, if it had a tow bar. don't buy it I guess the design must have got better.
@debeeriz2 жыл бұрын
moral of the story, make sure your reverse lights work if you own a ford, otherwise you could have a broken switch and a broken box soon after
@rayrowland8348 Жыл бұрын
hi alan ive got 2x mg zrs great engines one has the ib5 gearbox ford focus not sure what model. 04 so im guessing mk1 focus. thanks for update on the reverse switch. my other zr has the french 206 box which ive replaced all bearings see how it goes lol do prefer ford or the honda great video alan👌👌
@lovepreetsinghhanjra19972 жыл бұрын
Nic video sir
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@monkehbitch2 жыл бұрын
I can smell the gearbox from here. Hate gearbox oil!
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
lol, yes get it on your clothes it still smells when it comes out of the washing machine
@monkehbitch2 жыл бұрын
@@alan4x Ii have to condemn the washing machine for a few days of boil washes until "Her indoors" can't smell it anymore... lol
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
@@monkehbitch 🤣lol
@JonWhitton2 жыл бұрын
A world of gearbox horror
@minhtethtet709910 ай бұрын
Hello sir I have also same car 2012 Ford focus gearbox broken. I want to repair how much they cost?
@mickl8212 Жыл бұрын
I thought syncro's shouldn't spin as they're designed to match the next gear speed for when you move the shift fork across? Hence why it grips on the taper.
@darkwaterblue2 жыл бұрын
I have a mk4 Mondeo with this tranny oddly, will keep tabs on that reverse light switch.
@daved4716 Жыл бұрын
Hello..... Help!!! I have a 2010 focus , gearbox shot, bought a scrap one from a Focus and same year,,,, the serial numbers are different... Will it work?? Thanks in advance....
@AnthGott10 ай бұрын
Doesn't look bad to strip if you have the right pullers
@alan4x10 ай бұрын
yeah pretty staight forward
@usuallyfixingtinkering2 жыл бұрын
what gearbox is this? Is that a ford unit? Looks completely different to the IB5 unit as fitted to earlier focus 1.6 manuals!
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
no idea but it does have fo mo co embossed on the casing
@Peter_Riis_DK2 жыл бұрын
Did you locate the source of the swarf? Or could it have been ground up bearing balls?
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
i never did find the missing ball bearings so guess they were the swarf
@BigEightiesNewWave9 ай бұрын
No wonder, there is no gear oil in it, MY GOD!
@broomad2 жыл бұрын
Bossy Miss Molly !!!!🤣
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
lol😁
@trofinmarius46148 ай бұрын
Is this the same gearbox as 1.0 ecoboost...5 gears.?cheers!
@toeknee65882 жыл бұрын
I've seen this before,it's a bit of a chicken and egg situation.
@alan4x2 жыл бұрын
lol
@fitzanator436 Жыл бұрын
I have a high mileage fiesta 2009 jumping out of second wen changing down i wonder if its that plunger u spoke about ?
@8skellerns Жыл бұрын
2nd Gear selector mechanism. Cost me £700 to fix as garage took box out and back in. Had the same on a 1.6 Ti-VCT Titanium, 2nd gear pop out and graunch when going down the box. Fine going up the box!
@k1ckyscotland9882 жыл бұрын
Gearboxes are witchcraft. You are not a wizard Alan Howatt. Where's Dumbledor when you need him?.