No drive

That's or and engages obviously.

Have you disconnected a driveshaft in the quest to change the wheel bearings?

If it's in gear and the gearbox is turning the speedo drive, I guess it rules out the clutch and stands to reason that drive is not getting from the gearbox to one or both of the front wheels for some reason.

Have a good look round the underneath of the worky bits at the front particularly driveshafts to gearbox.

Or just take the axle stands out from underneath? :-)

Driveshafts are a bit scarce at the rear end of a Multipla.

Ian Dalziel (Ian Dalziel ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Now that depends, doesn't it? Is it a modern Fuglypla or a proper ol' push-me-pull-you 600 Multipla?

Heh. Yes, I thought of that after I posted. Mind you, if it's a real one, and you can put it into first with the clutch in or out, then it's broken, isn't it?

You're cursed.

The Timo of cars.

I'm starting to think the missus' driving style might have something to do with it.

Anyway as it stands it looks as if it's just a driveshaft.

'just'..... I've *never* had to replace a driveshaft.

Mind you, I've never needed to have an engine rebuilt either.

What the hell does your SO do to them?

No, they're at the front. (c:

I had a similar experience with a Renault Megane. It turned out to be a small circlip breaking and allowing two gears that should have been in mesh to become unmeshed. The circlip was worth about twenty pence but hardened spring steel circlips and ordinary steel gears do not make good friends and the circlip did the rounds in the gearbox before dropping to the bottom. It cost me the best part of a thousand quid to put right, and that was with only two gears being totally knackered and others having the nicks buffed out. Hope this cheers you up!!

Err, yeah, feeling much better.

It turns out that the driveshaft is fine, simply whatever connects whatever to whatever has fallen off, just needs a cheapo bit which sounds like little more than a nut and a couple of hours labour max.

Maybe my luck is changing?