Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Gearbox crunches and clicks in every gear

I have recently bought a 1992 Plus 8, and despite a few minor issues, absolutely love it! One issue however I need to address is the difficulty in getting into some of the gears (proverbial crunching sound) and once in gear, there is a loud clicking sound that I can tame by strategically positioning the gear lever in certain positions. I have enquired at some of the local garages around Houston but most of them are reluctant to try and fix a car they are unfamiliar with. If anyone had any pointers that would be very helpful. Also any insight into the type of gearbox / clutch that would be great.

Thanks again.
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David ... if it still has it, a good place to start might be getting rid of the free play before the clutch pedal hardens up ... a culprit can be the clevis pin where the pedal meets the linkage .... they can wear alarmingly over the years and lose you a lot of clutch travel ... they're not hard to replace (as long as you're able to contort yourself under the dash!🙂) ... and only pennies .... if it's not that then there's adjustment via the threaded end of the rod behind the pedal (nut and locknut and more contortion! 🙂) ... worth trying those first as they're free/cheap.

Beyond that one of the +8 guys will be along soon enough to advise.

One silly thing, as the car is new to you, is that they have a surprising amount of legroom so the pedals are way down there ... when I first got mine (and coming from driving more modern cars for a while) I found I wasn't pushing the pedal all the way down during gear changes .... just a thought.

Good luck

K

Hi David, it sounds like you need to have a look at the bushes between the gearbox (LT77) and the remote gear change. This might explain the poor gear change and perhaps the clicking noise may come from contact between the remote and the propshaft universal joint. Lots of information here. https://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/remoteissues.html.
This is a well known problem, but fixable. Regards.

Whilst you are in there I would change the Gearbox fluid:

https://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/seals.htm#LT77

Walmart sell Valvoline Dex/Merc ATF, Advance Auto Parts sell FRAM ATF Dexron lll, Quaker State do a Dexron lll synthetic ATF, Penzoil also do a Dexron lll ATF.