Thanks for the replys, it was a mechanic friend of mine who did the work so i don't know weather the clutch shaft was greased or not. I had a suspcion that it was the box again which is rather anoyying. I now have a debate on weather it's worth repairing as it's been in for an mot bout a month ago and failed on numerous points. mot details can be found online at htttp//:www.motinfo.gov.uk. Reg is M206cey mot no.531395418094. with all this work i'm not sure weather it's worth the time and money to fix it up.