weathers finaly warmed up.
decided to get the series one out to take the kids out. only done A few hundred miles in the last 5 years so i treated her to a head gasket timing belt ect. second trip out and the gearbox let go!
now ive been a mechanic for nearly 30 years but boxes always go to box specalist. impatient and curious i pulled it apart and the what im assuming is the final drive that connects to the crown wheel is shot!

looks like it is the only integral gear on the shaft but lucky it`s not the diff.

i have seen and scoured several posts about ratios and box swapping so i know there are some pretty nerdy folk here lol.
1 can any point me in the direction of some good detailed reading on this box as everything comes up ib5 and t5.
2 anyone have a reliable source for a replacement shaft or alternative that will fit. shes in bits on the ramp and i have so many customers cars todo but it seems pointless to put it back together just to strip it back out.

appreciate any info
many thanks Tony