Technical Loads of smoke then a deathly skid to a halt

[ramps]

ok, so i was driving down the motorway and my car made a funny whiring noise so i slowed down a bit, came off teh motorway drove behind a wagon at 40 mph for about a quater of a mile, come off the dual carige way and went to build my speed back up , not ragging it but quickly, then it whired and promptly the front wheels locked up and i stopped, there was smoke pissing outta the gearbox area. My friend thought the diff may have gone. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what it may be

 

[chaos]

Has it lost all drive?

 

[ramps]

erm, not all drive, it goes backwards, but wont go forwards in neutral or with the clutch down, i have tried all gears to make it move and nothing happens

 

[fingers99]

Does sound like the box. Any bits of metal missing in the diff area?

 

[chaos]

TBH I would whip the box off and look at getting a replacement box and a new clutch as a worse case scenario.

 

[fingers99]

As above, but before you do that, stick it in neutral (if you can) or clutch out. Does the engine turn over? Any funny noises?

Just trying to eliminate engine seizure!

 

[gazzaman2k]

might have had a gear box oil leak?

 

[arc]

sounds like the gearbox has run dry, overheated and objected greatly to it.

 

[Brooky]

Similaer thing happened to me, diff bearing collapsed

 

[fatty]

Same thing has just happened to me I've just got the car back after having it fixed. My diff had exploded. New Gearbox and clutch for me haha

 

[ramps]

cheers dudes, i have left it where it stopped so i cant look at it, but yeah it sounds sweet we the clutch down so i am now on the hunt for a gearbox *sigh*

 

[gazzaman2k]

reverse it all way home?

 

[ramps]

its like three miles, on national speed limit roads so reversing isnt gunna be a good idea

 

[fatty]

I got recovered to a garage a couple of wiles away for £30. Might be worth ringing some local recovery companies. Otherwise you might find some unscrupulous scrap merchant ill av it away!!

 

[fingers99]

I know of s Sei Sporting box in Shrewsbury (no idea where you are). PM me if interested.

 

[Brooky]

I got a gearbox the other day for £2.50:worship::worship:

 

[randomizered]

that the one you had off me, or you busy collecting more of them

 

[Brooky]

The one from you, i dont like collecting gearboxes, there smelly.

Wheels and other goodies ill collect