yes, got the end nut off, so the shaft is out, but the assembly of gears (inc first) is held together by a bloody big nut that i didnt notice at first, had to rush it at work yesterday

thing is, i want to keep the other gears and synchro rings as they are mint.....so that nut will have to come off, but theres no way of holding the gears

 

just got your email from sunday , was it sent before the above message?

i insist on paying you something for it (the checks in the mail ), and if you wanted to sell us the 1st & 2nd syncro rings i'd be v. grateful, if not, don't worry about it


kev

 

yeah, was sent before the above message
will try and undo it tomorrow, will take it to work and heat the nut if no success

are your synchro rings worn then?

 

i've got past the 2nd nut quite easily, now it get interesting, the cogs appear to be pressed on tried heating it up for ages but it's not going anywere [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

if you get this aswell, it's going to be more hassle than it's worth to you, if you send us the whole lot down (at my expence) i'll take both mine and yours somewhere to have them removed then send you all the unused bits back (with payment)

the syncro on 1st & 2nd has been shot for almost a year now, seems a shame not to do anything about it while the gearbox is in bits


kev (or should that be )

 

mail me your address mate, ill send the shaft.

just thinking, if you just pull the cogs off yours, and slide them on my shaft (complete with first gear still pressed on)?
that way, you shouldnt need to budge the first gears at all should you?

you can have the synchros no probs, they look new, and worked perfect.

mail me your address off line mate (e-mail in profile) and ill send it tomorrow lunch first class

cheers, ian.

p.s. that nut is still on, had to faff with my car today

 

YHM

 

hi mate, worked today, and just got home. didnt get the mail before i left this morn, so ill post it when i go out at 9am tomoz.
got that big nut off, so just use my shaft, saves faffing with the pressed on cog etc

cheers, ian.

 

kev, ive sent the stuff this morning mate

sent the shaft with the gears still on (as i couldnt budge them), so pick and choose what you fit on yours

like i said, best to just slide your gears onto the shaft, and use that one instead.

cheers

 

got a couple of places i can take it to have them removed and pressed back on. what was the postage like on something that heavy?


kev

 

didnt weigh it, but was just over 8 quid via parcel force, which aint too bad really.


cheers

 

How did you get on with this??? Reading this Im tempted to strip my box and stick a new 1st 2nd Syncro in.

David

 

still waiting for the parts to turn up, but so far taking the gearbox apart has been quite easy, getting the gears off the shaft isn't that easy taking it somewhere to have it done

the gearbox off the car is the hardest part


kev

 

reading this makes me think I could change the 1st to 2nd syncro easily.. dont know about buying it though..

David

 

if you try townend garage, they've got someone there who repairs gearboxes and will sell you the bits if you want to do it yourself (meant to have 30-40 gearboxes in various bits lying around )


kev

 

im sure they'll arrive tomorrow then mate, as i sent them first class friday morning

 

i'll start worrying if they don't turn up by wednesday
(thank god for smilies, or else you might think i was being arsey )


kev

 

Cheers.. Ill try them... apparently the syncros are normally in two parts?? one part on the gear and another.. well urm yeah.. I fell asleep here...

Any ideas..??

Any ideas on aprox cost... (for parts only?)

David

 

kev,
did you get the shaft today mate?

david, which synchros do you need, i have a few spare (mint) that you can have if any good to you

cheers
ian.

 

not today i'm beginning to think there's someone at parcel force who needs the same gear as me


kev

 

think the syncro rings are 20-30 quid


kev

 

ah bugger mate

theyve gotta arrive tomorrow surely!

cheers

keep us posted

 

Doh.. Ive just ordered them.... I am getting 1st / 2nd.. as it crunches on fast changes... probably find other damage whilst its in bits... also has oil leak that needs sorting..... getting syncro and gaskets for about 30 less my discount from the dealership..

David

 

was it sent via parcel force or was it standard mail (i.e. stamps) i'm guessing there's no way of tracking it


kev

 

still nothing mate?

it was sent via the post office (stamps though), but they said 3working days max??? was sent fri am

would have cost too much to send another way due to the weight of it....

ian

 

rang up the post office and they said they've had some problems said it sometimes takes 4-5 days, at least that's what i thought he said

won't get worried until friday now


kev

 

not today either


kev

 

let me know after if it arrives, and if not, i'll go in the post office and kick off.
it p*sses me off that you pay for a service that is quoted as three days max, and they cant even manage it [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

 

guess what..... england lose and no parcel [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]


kev

 

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gutted eh....
first chance i'll get now is monday morning, so i'll have to wait till then to go to the post office

it better not be lost, as it wasnt insured for any value either!

 

there's always tomorrow morning, seen them around on saturdays before


kev