Our P reg Fiat Punto recently had to have a new clutch and bell housing. 6 weeks later a bearing in the gear box has gone. Is this just bad luck or could something been messed up when the clutch etc was replaced?

Depressed, July 2005

Zdravim, chcel by som sa opytat nejaku otazocku k prevodovke na fiat punto, mam jedno punto jednotkove, na ktorom je nutna vymena prevodovky rocnik vyroby 1996 a mam k dispozicii dvojkove punto r.v.: 2000 respektive prevodovku z neho je tam mozna vymena? teda ci su kompatibilne, obidva su 1,2l benziny
prosim niekoho nech mi napise co najskor na mail peter.mlynar(zavinac)inmail.sk

Vdaka!!!

Peter Mlynar, July 2010

What size is the nut on the drive shaft for a fiat punto gearbox?

Jo, October 2009

please can u let me kno you`re problem when u have it done as i have a gear problem too after i put a new clucth kit in an now 2nd gear an reverse has gone loopy iut jus goes into gear 2nd and reverse and it falls out and then moves the linkige over so i can only use 3rd 4th an 5th were the gear box moves over and i has to manually move it bk under the bonnet, it bugging me anyone got idea`s of what iv`e done?? please write bk THANKS

b sparkes, August 2009

Clutch and gearbox problems on Punto's are notorious. I was told that by my garage when I bought mine as it was making some funny noises. They advised me to take it back and get a refund but the dealer wouldn't allow it so then the dealer repaired the gearbox bearing that needed doing. I think that if there is a problem with your gearbox or cluth the other will give out one way or another soon after. I had the gearbox bearing repaired on my 2000 Punto and 6 months later it needed a new clutch. Now that has been done, 8 months after that, I need a new bearing in the gearbox again.....
I think that newer model Puntos are as notorious for clutches and gearboxes as the old Panda's and Uno's were for dodgy electrics!

Donna Carter, May 2008

Why was the bellhousing changed?
If the bellhousing,s been changed they would have had to strip your gearbox so if they did,nt rebuild it properly could be down to the repairer!!!

Richard
rbtrans@hotmail.com

richard, July 2005