mbayley77 0 Posted July 4, 2006 I put a be3 box out of a diesel turbo 1994/5 xrdt. All alligned fine but cant seem to select 5 or reverse from the box. The levers were slightly different so i swapped them from my original be3 box fine. Is this just not possible to swap into the car or am i doing something dumb? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted July 4, 2006 The levers were slightly different so i swapped them from my original be3 box fine. did you let the shaft drop back into the gearbox when you changed the lever? if so there is something that can become disconnected which is why you cant get 5th or reverse. Its repairable but the gearbox has to come off again unfortunately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbayley77 0 Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) By "the shaft" what exactly do you mean. The shaft that goes into the crank or something else? Oh just for info but i do get drive in 1 through 4 gears. Edited July 4, 2006 by mbayley77 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 242 3 Cars Posted July 4, 2006 I think jackherer means did you change the selector arm on the gearbox or was the box from a 205? If it was from a 306 or similar swapping the selector arm can cause this problem if you're not extremely careful when doing it as the shaft inside the gearbox can drop out of position & then you loose some gears. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbayley77 0 Posted July 4, 2006 bugger, its from a 306 and seems like i have dropped the shaft then. Whats the remedy for getting it back then? not fussed about taking it off again its not the hardest job to do now everything is free and easy as everything has been off so many times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 242 3 Cars Posted July 4, 2006 Try a quick search of Miles' posts from a while ago as he posted how to do this before iirc or try sending him a pm. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
