how much roughly am i looking at to get my gearbox overhauled? sounds terribly like the layshaft bearings have given up the will to live, start it up from cold get a nasty knocking noise, put the clutch down noise stops, clutch back up and noise comes back. seems to go when it's warm though.

utterly pissed off with the whole thing now after spunking over 4k rebuilding the engine last year and now this i'm just trying to weigh up spending more on it or locking the garage and forgetting about it for the rest of the year.

 

rebuild it yourself or pay someone? try giving bara a ring for a rebuild price

it wont be as bad as you think, Ł350 maybe

 

will have to be a job for someone else, absolutely detest building gearboxes!

 

cts was about Ł350 in 2007.

 

Just had a full rebuild by CTS and its Ł625+vat

Steve

 

625 + vat - how mucha re they new from Ford as i cant see it being more than that surely.

Im sure its roughly 350 for a rebuild as i have one that needs doing

 

if it's the best part of 800 with vat then i'm locking the garage door and calling it a day for this year!

 

i can't see it needing a major rebuild, once it's warm there's no noise at all. Never been difficult to select gear etc.

 

john - try somewhere else. I wouldnt pay that - no fooking way.

On mine its 3rd gear synchro thats fooked but it still wouldnt break - no matter how much abuse i gave it

 

i had one done at a1 gearboxes in st neots steve is spot on he will just change what needs doing not everything for the sake of it. cost me Ł250 and that went in for repair as it needed a hammer to get it out of third gear

 

there you go

 

Mine just sounded like bearings, went in every gear fine.

Said it was totaled when he stripped it, i was on holiday at the time so just got him to rebuild it.

I hope i ain't be screwed

Steve

 

Quite limited us 2wd boys really.

There is a reason your standard box let go - too much power and torque. It will happen again if you use standard internals.

Steve - Ł625 for a standard rebuild? No wonder you have spent Ł4k. Thats ridiculously expensive surely

 

i would have wanted a blowjob too for 625 + VAT

 

My t5 was ( iirc) Ł350 for a rebuild a couple of years ago with the gearbox man

 

My quote when i phoned was Ł320 + vat but when stripped he said it was buggered and as i was almost 300 miles away i said rebuild it as i needed it back for Central Day

Steve

 

Steve,

What is the difference between getting a box rebuilt or getting a buggesred box rebuilt. The whole reason of having a box rebuilt is because its buggered? I dont understand why the price difference

 

I think Steves Ł320 quote was for new bearings and syncros and then was told the gears were shot so hence the higher price, like i said to you yesterday Steve you just have no way of ever nowing wot was wot

Steve