1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Transmission failure?

  1. fhtagn

    fhtagn New Member

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    Ok. Just did that...minus the removal of the drive shafts to evaluate the splines in the transmission as that will need to await when I have more time.

    What I found: It seems that clutch and shifter are fine. What leads me to believe that is that, with the car on jack stands and running, when I have someone depress the clutch and shift into gear(s), you can hear something engaging in time with the depression of the clutch. The arm attached to the clutch fork is moved by the slave cylinder and you can hear what seems to be the clutch released and then engaged as the pedal is depressed and released. There are minor sounds in the transmission accompanying the shifts, yet there is no movement to the wheels, and I can spin them freely while the car "thinks" it is in gear.

    I'll let you guys know what I find when I remove the drive shafts.

    Thanks again.
     
  2. MCS02

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    the wheels don't move with the car in gear? That's not good. Check the splines in the trans. I hope you don't have a striped input shaft. But I think this is unlikely.
     
  3. fhtagn

    fhtagn New Member

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    Sounds fun! So the transmission is user serviceable? I mean, even unofficially is fine as long as I can find parts. =)
     
  4. Dave.0

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    Nope you should be good with the DSS or RMW axles. :Thumbsup:
     
  5. fhtagn

    fhtagn New Member

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    Is it relatively straightforward to remove the bearing carrier from the old and put it on the new?