Technical 750 mania 5 speed

[wish i had a big garage]

hi new on here..checked dvla and found ive got only 1 of 14 on road of the 750 mania's(k plate) according to them!.love the little old thing so quirky and old fashioned and its done only 62 thousand miles.got it as a dead mot failure off the side of road with alot of knackered and worn out things.has any 1 else experienced issues with 3rd gear crashing? if you are gentle there isnt an issue.had a 750l 4 speed as first car all those years ago.i know 5 speed boxes are a rare for 750.

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Ah you mean has anybody not had experience of 3rd gear grind. Factory standard I think.

 

[Dragon Man]

welcome!

yeah my 4x4 has a crunchy 3rd gear.. you get use to it
my advice is to check over ALL CV boots and make sure the gearbox has oil in it right up to the fill plug. a total of 2.4 litres on the 5 speed box. not sure about the 4 speed...
put as much in as the box will let you.

bad leaking CV boots are a big killer for these boxes as the gearbox oil is held in by them!

 

[wish i had a big garage]

all new cv boots inner and outer along with gl3 spec oil.when i changed oil last year the bottom drain plug still had factory loctite on and very knackered oil!.previous people had driven with half seized release fork,knackered release bearing for a long time.you needed a leg on steriods to operate clutch.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Never had 3rd gear crunch on any 2wd Panda's myself, only the 4x4 I had luckily

 

[firstcar-Y10]

Never had 3rd gear crunch on any 2wd Panda's myself, only the 4x4 I had luckily

Mind, you do improve your odds running Selectas

 

[Didge3]

hi new on here..checked dvla and found ive got only 1 of 14 on road of the 750 mania's(k plate) according to them!.love the little old thing so quirky and old fashioned and its done only 62 thousand miles

I have one of the other 750 Mania's, 5 speed is great I agree although if you want motorways and you have a full boot/passengers its best to stick in 4th as you'll get a lot more from the engine 3rd crunches too if you rush it, change gears slowly, especially if you're changing down from a higher gear.

Lucky with that low millage, I've very recently crossed the 100,000 mile mark

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Just realised mine are 4 speed and not 5 speed, this could also be the reason mine have never crunched