Ke26 Diff?? Gearbox? Problem

[JordyKE]

Hey guys,

 

Problem. I leant my KE26 to my mum for the night, she drove it not too far at all. She experienced a problem. I came and drove it back home. From start off i can get into first gear then second then third etc (K50). However in between the gears I experience a major crunching of something, it feels like some gears aren't connecting and feels as if i'm dragging about a tonne of metal along the ground. And when i'm in 4th if i drop below a certain rev limit it starts again. It's fine above a certain speed or rpm then it clunks and jumps around like all hell. :bash: :bash: :bash:

As it was dark and was in a car park i couldn't see much, it looked as if drops of oil were coming from the diff pretty constantly. I find it hard to believe it's the gearbox as i can get into all the gears no problem.

 

Need some advice on what to look for. Cheers.

Ps, it's a Jap diff if anyone was going to ask.

Edited April 13, 2011 by JordyKE

[tojo2]

Check driveshaft unis for slack /play.

Renew if any is found

 

Drain diff oil and look for traces of metal in oil. If found , start looking for a replacement B

or U code diffhead. Wash housing and axels , renew axel seals and check wheelbearings

 

before putting new head in.Check brakes for wear and contamination when its apart

 

If in doubt about mounting the parts back together , get someone quailfied to have a look

 

 

Just a suggestion.. :cool:

Edited April 13, 2011 by tojo2

[JordyKE]

Will check these out tomorrow hopefully if i finish Uni on time. I remember when i first got the wagon there being a little play in the driveshaft unis.

And although i don't know much about this kind of stuff. I'm thinking when there isn't any tension/force from the driveshaft to the diff the gears aren't connecting. Therefore the clunking of gears....

 

Anyways i'll have a fiddle tomorrow i hope i can figure it out and it's not to big of a job because frankly i can't handle not having a car.

 

Cheers for the help TOJO :)

[JordyKE]

Had a look under car jacked it up. Put it into first got my mate to look for play he reckons theres about 2cm of play from the driveshaft to diff. Drained the oil and found traces of metal resting on top of plug. So am now on hunt for a new diff.

[tojo2]

Plug has a built in magnet designed to collect metal from the oil.

 

If you only found a little bit of metal dust on the plug it wont be too bad.

 

If theres play in the unis you could start by renewing those.

 

2cm play was found where?