Think the clutch needs adjusting? Crunching into 4th.

[EcoFriendlyAL]

I got an 04 DE with just 51k miles on the clock. Before the car was handed over to me, it was given to a gearbox specialist to fix the snycro ( I only have the leicestershire dealers word for this and don't know name of specialist) The dealer said the 4th grear was a problem, this is why he sent car to specialist.

 

​Symptoms are, very hard to get into first gear when first starting off, esp when cold. From the first time I drove it, it was hard to find 6th gear, though I think that might be me not used to a close gate? The problem with 4th happened after I'd done about 100 miles in the car. DEpress clutch and put it into 4th, bad crunch, hear gears clashing. But if I leave the clutch depressed an extra second or so, it goes in better but still with a clunk. High biting point is hard to get used to anyway.When in neutral with handbrake on there is a noise that sounds like something rotating and rubbing until the clutch pedal is depressed fully then it stops.

 

The car is under warranty and I'm going back to dealer this week as they forgot to put back the under engine cover back on after they changed an auxiliary belt which was looking a bit cracked.

[Keyser]

That sounds like the syncro has gone, the usually go on 5th first. On an 04 you have the earlier box and they are know for it usually won't go into first until warm, clutch is not really adjustable very much but you can change the biting point a small amount, the grinding noise sounds like it will be the thrust bearing or a dry shaft, if your lucky it could be either a slave cylinder or a worn clutch if your unlucky its the syncros and that's either a new box - get a CD009 from a 2006 onward - or a gearbox rebuild with uprated syncros

 

Well get the dealer to sort it for you