Have I wrecked my `box myself!!

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kiltyarse

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Here`s a story. Had my Rover 2000TC almost a year now. Few niggles, but basically drove well, but needed a bit of a fettle due to being laid up for a bit. I was on my way to meet Dave, my local P6 mad mate...sorry Dave! The car had been a `bit lumpy` for a few weeks, and not being P6 friendly as yet, I thought it better to leave it and let an old hand take a look first. The car started to `kangaroo` all over the place on the way to Daves, so much that it would have shook my false teeth loose if I`d had any! Before I completed my journey there I discovered it was getting more difficult to engage second gear. It was being shook about something chronic by the way. I was worried the engine & box might come away from the frame at one point. Anyway, turned out my condenser was very loose, and was causing the car to judder like mad. That sorted I now have a gearbox that is sometimes a nightmare to get into 2nd, either from 1st or 3rd...with a lot of crunching & crashing. But, very occassionally it goes in smooth as it did before this all began!!?? Question remains, have I done some major damage, or does anyone reckon the shaking about of the car caused something to go awry that can be `adjusted out` somehow on the linkages!!??
Any and all ideas welcomed.
Cheers, Drew ???
 
Always difficult to diagnose this type of thing without driving the car, but it sounds like a faulty synchro on 2nd gear. what I would do first is check the rear mainshaft nut that holds the rear flange on is tight.
 
hi i'm new here but i would also check the gear linkage, as i recall the 2000 has the gear stick mounted on the body not the gearbox like the V8 and the 2200
 
Only the early 2000's had the gearlever mounted directly to the floor. If the gearbox is out I've always thought it better to convert to the later remote.
 
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