Greetings fellow Citroen Loonies. Gaston, the amazing 2CV is getting a bit of TLC ahead of him leaping over a smaller ditch to Tassie for the Cit-In. I reckoned that he is due for a full checkover since he's not really had a lot done to him since 2017.
What also prompted this was an incident recently. While rowing along between 2nd and 3rd as you do (I've been known to call him a four wheeled rowing machine!
) I noticed that the synchro into 3rd was pretty much out to lunch. While I could 'drive through' it with the old double de-clutching skills, I pondered why this might be so and thought perhaps I needed to delve into the spares stash for some whirly bits.
However, as a first point of call, I used my handy dandy dipstick creation to check the oil level , I found it to be quite low. In addition the box was very oily all over and there's evidence of oil loss all over the bottom of the car. (No risk of rust around there!)
Restoring the oil level to where it wanted to be also restored the synchro operation back to it's usual smoothness.
In any case, I wanted to explore the possible reasons for sharing the oil with the landscape so out came the noisy and whirly bits for a forensic investigation. While it's all out the crankshaft will get new seals and any other bits that may need attention.
The box of cogs was first on the agenda so off came the covers. So far, all the geary bits appear as good a new, the drive shaft seals aren't obviously leaking (but will get replaced anyway) and there were no obvious sources.
However, in cleaning up the covers I discovered a tiny (about 1mm) hole in the top cover. I'll swear I've never noticed it before, but it was actually blocked up with the gasket sealant I used 6 years ago. It seems to be situated above a void beside the selector rods at the clutch end. I've de-clogged it and will take care this doesn't happen again, but I'm curious to know if, in fact, this is supposed to be a breather to prevent pressurisation of the gearbox? If it is, and it was blocked, I imagine it may be the root cause of the aforementioned sharing.
If enlightenment can be forthcoming my gratitude will be immense. I plan to reassemble and re-align the crown wheel to pinion clearance tomorrow before buttoning up the beast. The sealant I'm using is "Corteco HT300C" silicone sealing paste. This is the stuff recommended for metal to metal on sumps etc. in Peugeots so at least it should talk the same language as Gaston.
I await with bated breath the denouement!
Cheers, Pottsy
What also prompted this was an incident recently. While rowing along between 2nd and 3rd as you do (I've been known to call him a four wheeled rowing machine!
) I noticed that the synchro into 3rd was pretty much out to lunch. While I could 'drive through' it with the old double de-clutching skills, I pondered why this might be so and thought perhaps I needed to delve into the spares stash for some whirly bits.However, as a first point of call, I used my handy dandy dipstick creation to check the oil level , I found it to be quite low. In addition the box was very oily all over and there's evidence of oil loss all over the bottom of the car. (No risk of rust around there!)
Restoring the oil level to where it wanted to be also restored the synchro operation back to it's usual smoothness.
In any case, I wanted to explore the possible reasons for sharing the oil with the landscape so out came the noisy and whirly bits for a forensic investigation. While it's all out the crankshaft will get new seals and any other bits that may need attention.
The box of cogs was first on the agenda so off came the covers. So far, all the geary bits appear as good a new, the drive shaft seals aren't obviously leaking (but will get replaced anyway) and there were no obvious sources.
However, in cleaning up the covers I discovered a tiny (about 1mm) hole in the top cover. I'll swear I've never noticed it before, but it was actually blocked up with the gasket sealant I used 6 years ago. It seems to be situated above a void beside the selector rods at the clutch end. I've de-clogged it and will take care this doesn't happen again, but I'm curious to know if, in fact, this is supposed to be a breather to prevent pressurisation of the gearbox? If it is, and it was blocked, I imagine it may be the root cause of the aforementioned sharing.
If enlightenment can be forthcoming my gratitude will be immense. I plan to reassemble and re-align the crown wheel to pinion clearance tomorrow before buttoning up the beast. The sealant I'm using is "Corteco HT300C" silicone sealing paste. This is the stuff recommended for metal to metal on sumps etc. in Peugeots so at least it should talk the same language as Gaston.
I await with bated breath the denouement!
Cheers, Pottsy
worth.
