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Old 26-01-2009, 09:55 PM
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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


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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?