gearbox misery...

Hi peeps,

Fitted a 2nd hand recon gearbox off ebay a month ago to fix that anoying 2nd syncro problem.

Driving back from the in-laws Saturday (that'll teach me started making a nasty crunching banging noise.

Pulled over, loads of gear oil everywhere.
If only I hadn't chucked the old in a skip :-(

Any suggestions as to what might have happened?

And, whats the going rate to have a recon box fitted?
(coz I'm f*****d if I'm doing that again)

And finally should I take the f*****g shed for one last trip to beachy head, and then buy a volvo?

ta very much,

Bax

 

sounds like the diff, didnt like being in side the box to me

 

Yup, you'll find a hole in the bellhousing and loads of nice chewed up shiny bits inside......

 

pants!

so I presume it will need a new gearbox then?

Is this likely to be less than 500 notes?

ta
Bax

 

well you can pick up a gearbox at a scrappy for 50 -fit it yourself, cheap fix.

 

Tim to post "that pic" again. Look here

This was what happened to mine after a diff rivet let go, and this was a neat one. Often the whole back of the diff can come apart!

I got through two second hand boxes before the one I have now. [:^(]

 

pathetic attempt - my punto's diff had a hole four times that side in it!!!

 

Sorry, I'll try better next time

 

My best one had 9 holes in it......