Chiraagshah Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Hey there ... Been looking at a 3.9V8 RRC and the car won't start off in "drive" but needs to be in "1" to get moving. Is this a common problem? Easily fixed? What causes it? Thanks Chiraag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Bad news I am afraid http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/faq.html#a38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiraagshah Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Bad news I am afraid http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/faq.html#a38 Ouch ... but what about ... further down the page: I have a 4sp ZF, when I select "D" the vehicle won't move, when I select "1" the vehicle moves off. I can then select "D" and continue to drive normally. If I stop I have to start in first again. Why? A sprag clutch has "inverted" and will need replacing. No further damage will occur if you continue to drive but you will need to select "1" every time to start moving. A rebuild is required to correct this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Either problem is a rebuild, so not really much difference which one you pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiraagshah Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Either problem is a rebuild, so not really much difference which one you pick. But could you just ignore the problem and leave it as it is ... on the basis that it is not going to cause any further damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 You could ignore it but I would expect more issue to manifest in time. There are too many RRC's out there to risk your hard earned on one with a duff box unless you get the price of a new box knocked off (i.e. the bloke pays you to take the truck away!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Ditto, if something is already broken, the wear in the rest of the box is likely to be in a similar state, just a matter of time until something else breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiraagshah Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ditto, if something is already broken, the wear in the rest of the box is likely to be in a similar state, just a matter of time until something else breaks. Cheers guys. Will leave that one well alone then although the kit it came with made the price (500) a wee bit tempting ... Looking at another one this weekend but its on a 4 inch lift and I've seen a couple of posts here that indicate that that is likely to be problematic too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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