last week i hoped into my car and put it in first and then snap i looked under my car and there was a cylider piece of metal dangling on my tail shaft, i found out it was a weight to centre the pull or some bullshiz and put it back in its position (for tempoaray driving) and drove home, i went down to the service centre and they said i need a whole new tail shaft but i dont know coz the weight was only held on by some measly foam sticky tabs LOL, so im gonna try re stick it untill i get my new tailshaft which is being shipped in coz no one has a 5 speed man tailshaft for a vn, what do u guys reckon?
yea sounds like balance weight. why do you have to get a new tailshaft? why dont you get the one you have re balanced?
one of my dads weights came of his tailshaft and he just clued it back on with strong glue, that about 2 years ago and its still good.
yeah i liquid nailed that mofo back on for the time being, no one seems to have a vn tail shaft so i had to get one from s.a but i needed my uni's done anyway, so i guess its alright but after i glued it back to its original place the car shudders a lot more and i dont trust it and i have no reverse now so yeah pretty sh**
A loose\missing balance weight wont stop you getting reverse. Seems your gearbox might be a little rooted. You say its a manual, as there are no synchros on the reverse gearset, have you tried selecting first, then reverse as a way to slow the box down in order for it to engage smoothly?
My 5sp box sometimes doesnt go into reverse. When it does this i just put it in another gear then it ussaly slides into reverse.
