My current gearbox is getting very noisy again . It sounds like a bearing or a chipped tooth on the output shaft / gears as the noise changes with road speed & is not dependant on what gear you are in .

The original box was jumping out of 5th gear so I fitted a 2/h box I got cheaply . The 2/h box turned out to have a very noisy reverse so I got my mechanic to refit the old box with the 5th gear assembly of the 2/h box . He also had to fit the centre diff of the 2/h box cos the old diff wouldn't fit over the newer 5th gear assembly . The result worked very well until the last few weeks when it has been getting gradually noisier .

I'm going on holiday in a few weeks so I'll not need the car for a while & it will be a good chance to get it repaired . But I'm not sure what to do . Do I get the current box stripped & repaired or should I buy a good 2/h box & fit it instead ?

I'm favouring fitting another 2/h box cos by the time I pay labour & buy parts it would leave repairing the current box an expensive option . Then in my own time I could maybe rebuild 1 good box out of the 2 old boxes & sell it on .

Opinions appreciated .

Turbo

 

Are you throwing momey to a bad cause?

Get the job done right first time so there are no worries.
Try talking to David at www.apiengines.com.
He will not rip you off and will give you no bullsh!t either.

Graham.