please help...urgent advice needed on blown gearbox
26 March 2004, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Euan Brown
Need advice on what the best course of action is because I've blown my gearbox!! 
Car: 1999T UK Turbo
3rd gear became slightly noisey yesterday (sort of minor vibration through it) so avoided using it, but was coming up through the gears and there was a huge bang (sounded like exhaust had just fallen onto the road!). Car wouldn't go into gear easily and when it went it, there was serious grinding and screaching. Had to get car lifted home.
Drained oil out gearbox and quite a lot of metal came out (looks like gear teeth)
What do I do next?
- Pay to have gearbox rebuilt / overhauled? (can you buy individual gears?) Is this metal likely have damaged the other gears
- Avoid the expensive labour and just go ahead and buy a used gearbox?
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I'm pretty annoyed to say the least...only 47k miles on the car with FSSH!
Any advice or experiences appreciated.
Car: 1999T UK Turbo3rd gear became slightly noisey yesterday (sort of minor vibration through it) so avoided using it, but was coming up through the gears and there was a huge bang (sounded like exhaust had just fallen onto the road!). Car wouldn't go into gear easily and when it went it, there was serious grinding and screaching. Had to get car lifted home.
Drained oil out gearbox and quite a lot of metal came out (looks like gear teeth)
What do I do next?
- Pay to have gearbox rebuilt / overhauled? (can you buy individual gears?) Is this metal likely have damaged the other gears
- Avoid the expensive labour and just go ahead and buy a used gearbox?
Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I'm pretty annoyed to say the least...only 47k miles on the car with FSSH!
Any advice or experiences appreciated.
IMHO you dont know what you are getting with a 2nd hand/reconditioned box!
Stuart
26 March 2004, 08:19 PM
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Should be able to get a secondhand UK box from a breakers for around £400-£500 depending on age/condition. Rebuilt/reconditioned boxes will be more, but may be worth it if supplied with a warranty.
You'd have to weigh up the costs and time involved in getting your own rebuilt before deciding which option was preferable. At least UK ratios will be relatively easy to source.
If you know what you're doing you can strip, repair and rebuild the box yourself, but it's a bit more than the average Sunday tweaker's job, and needs a couple of unusual tools.
Suggest you give APIDavid a ring on 01926 614522 before going any further. If nothing else, you may be able to source a good rebuilt box from him.
You'd have to weigh up the costs and time involved in getting your own rebuilt before deciding which option was preferable. At least UK ratios will be relatively easy to source.
If you know what you're doing you can strip, repair and rebuild the box yourself, but it's a bit more than the average Sunday tweaker's job, and needs a couple of unusual tools.
Suggest you give APIDavid a ring on 01926 614522 before going any further. If nothing else, you may be able to source a good rebuilt box from him.
26 March 2004, 08:39 PM
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Would anyone of the gearbox companies do an exchange....in order to reduce the price, and rid me of the wreckage???
I'm starting to see pound-signs now!! This is gonna be expensive!
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
I'm starting to see pound-signs now!! This is gonna be expensive!
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
26 March 2004, 09:02 PM
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Everything's relative, it's not worth having a coronary about it. Think you might find that API would have your old unit in exchange, as I believe would Grade A Subaru (www.gradea-subaru.co.uk).
If you got a local garage to perform the switcheroo for you, expect them to charge out at somewhere between four and six hours labour.
If you got a local garage to perform the switcheroo for you, expect them to charge out at somewhere between four and six hours labour.
29 March 2004, 08:09 PM
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It cost me £650 to have it rebuilt which included the £50 (i was lucky enough to find a 2nd hand perfect 3rd gear). Most of this was labour which was 12 hours of it!
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