Re: Ford Focus 1600 petrol (X reg 2000) manual gearbox issues


"Conor" <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <FsydnXJ3oeTzjGrZnZ2dnUVZ8s-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx>, Morse says...
I'm looking to buy a Focus off my mother which is in mint condition and
has
been seriously well maintained. However, a couple of years back it
developed
an annoying problem with the gearchange. Third gear became a bit awkward
to
get in. The mechanic said he did something with the linkages and it
improved
things.

However, recently it has reared its ugly head again and third is
sometimes
fiddly to get in. There's also a bit of a creak on the gear lever. The
mechanic is going to look at it next week and he says it may end up
costing
hundreds to fix.

I was wondering if there was a known issue with Focus gearboxes or
linkages?
It only has around 60K miles on it. My Focus TDDI has 81K miles on it and
the gearchange is absolutely spot on.

Third gear...middle aged woman driver. Mostly used around town?

My bet is on a worn synchro.

--
Conor


Ouch! I hope not! It's not grinding mind, it's just difficult to physically
find the 'notch' for third- you have to get it in just the right place or
the lever won't physically shift upwards into the third gear 'slot', if you
see what I mean.

Morse


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