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I drive a rover metro 1.1 and i was driving down the a38, i droped a gear 2 gain speed but by mistake i went into reverse. as u can image the car no longer starts i had it toed 2 my house any idea what damage it woud have done and how much it will cost 2 fix?

It`s a few years since I worked at the trade but her goes from memory. (So please bear this in mind )
I would reckon you have probably goosed the clutch pressure plate,and possibly the clutch assembly.If you heard loud/ long crunching etc you might have goosed the reverse gear bearing/teeth.If your car won`t start then there is a chance that the whole flywheel/drive plate assembly is goosed as well (Thats where the starter motor engages with a ring of teeth on the outside of the flywheel and turns the engine over) Unless you are mechanically minded you would probably be better getting a re-conditioned gearbox. No idea of the cost but if you do get one it shouldn`t be too difficult for a DIY mechanic to change. Most difficult bit is the fact that it`s on the side of the engine rather than at the rear and as such the engine can sometimes rock making it harder to engage the splines/clutch pressure plate/spigot bearing. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear but as they say "Thems The Breaks Bud". HTH

This item was edited on Saturday, 27th July 2002, 11:09