Originally Posted by
marco polo
personally i dont think the oil will make any differance
if it's noisey that could well be the first motion shaft bearing for a start
and if it's notchy thats could well be a a dodgy selector fork or sncro ring fooked or on the way out
i bet the box will need looking at
most ford garges only do reconditon units
marco
Marco
I've got a similar problem at the moment with the box in my Escort and have also had first motion shaft bearing mentioned to me.
What kinda ball park cost would I be looking at for a replacement bearing, removal and splitting the box and refitting, based on current going rate of a mechanic?