foreigneRS

our project cossie has got small gearbox troubles

the synchro is on the way out from 4th down to 3rd, or 4th up to 5th crunches in a bit.

is it a case of getting a rebuild kit from Gearboxman and doing it DIY?

http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/psmotive.html

i've looked inside a gearbox, and it scares the shit out of me but i'd give it a go. i'm a mechanical engineeer, how difficult can it be?

or would you take it to a Pro like Gearboxman? any ideas on cost? Gearboxman, pm if you read this and don't want to say in public.

CraigN

you will have much difficulty removing 5th gear

you will either not manage it or more likely you will brake 5th gear in your attempt to remove it.

pay bernie (who has the tools) to do it

Fudgey

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get the mallet ooooooot

gearboxman

They actually aren't rocket science to build, but as Craig says, you will break 5th gear without a special (custom-made) puller.
The 5th gear when it was available was Ł100.00, but is now obsolete!
We will not sell any that we have over the counter, as we need them for our own builds.

alan rainbow

5th gear available from usa about Ł80 delivered

Ginge !

pissed on that fire there \


bernie how much for the tool then


PS whats the usual waiting time for work done at the currant time


ill just add that bernies labour charges are fooking mint,,,,,,,,,,, and was even more suprised when i heard it included the parts too


so personally i would get bernie to do it but then i also like DIY too

Danny B

Bernie you have anything to do with ford top loader boxes? if so please PM me.

foreigneRS

thanks for the answers guys

so bernie, how much to recon our box, or exchange it for a recon one?

gearboxman

Part number 1352-070-034

If you have a source, I'll take ten....

gearboxman

It sounds like you shouldn't need more than what we call a "software rebuild". This includes all bearings, synchros, etc.
Price for this is Ł105.00 (labour) Ł175.00 (parts) which makes Ł280.00+VAT.
If there is any "hardware" damage, i.e. gears, the job would revert to full rebuild / exchange box price, which is Ł525.00+VAT

Ginge !

bernie how much would uprated forks be if the gears where fine as such during a software rebuild

dont think i change gear proper and as a result the fooker pops out of second

foreigneRS

gearboxman,

thanks a lot for the reply bernie. for that, it hardly worth seems doing diy, although i would enjoy the challenge. but you would be able to easily spot any other possible problems, which might make it worthwhile in the long run.

i'll discuss it with my mates who share the car, and see what they say. problem could be getting the thing to england to do it though. i'll give you a call when we're ready to either buy the repair kit or book it in for a software rebuild

alan rainbow

yep thats the part number there $123 delivered

andre_k

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bernie, is the price roughly the same for a s2 rs turbo 'box?