Stuart Page

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Seen a few posts on here with people with wrecked boxes, can only assume that happened during vigorous driving, I've been wondering how the car reacted after?
I.e.
Did the wheels lock up?
Just lose power and coast to a halt?
Any rapid swerving or 'brown trouser' moments?

Curious as going for more power later in the year, and want to know what effect it will have on the box, say if failure occured. Any thoughts appreciated!

Aztec Performance Ltd

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Loud BANG! Can't recall if the engine stopped or not. The next 10 miles in 1st gear were 'interesting'.

P20SPD

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Loud bang, followed by bouncing off the limiter, engine carried on running.

I have heard of one locking up, but i think the centre diff also went

Spec'c'57

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1st ... lost a tooth from 2nd gear...rather noisy to say the least
2nd lost 1st gear totally.. both with a nice bang tho....

Neilo

cool, something to look forward to

jaytc2003

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I had a failure on a gtir that i used to own, caused all 4 wheels to lock up. Did a silly thing and then got a van to tow me off the road until a suitable tow trailer arrived. hmmm 4 new tyres as well is it sir!!

Stuart Page

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A common theme of a loud bang then!!
Can't wait!

gazza19800sti1

bang clatter grrrrrrr and stop dead two of my mates did this had to take prop and shafts off to get home as gearbox locked totally up

my 93

Yeah sounds familure, I blew third gear with a bit of spirited driving

I remember a loud bang followed by a very sickly feeling and a sound like someone dropping a bag of spanners in to a large metal box from a great height.

I was still able to coast and be towed home for the 30 odd miles .

Still it made way for the 6 speed

MY93

MontyTheGod

just lost my third gear last night.. loud crunch and rev limiter.....

All the other gears are ok, even had a play with a green scooby on the way hom,.. but kept forgetting about 3rd not being there.....

I have a uk classic running 270bhp 290 ft/lb torque

scoobyladnewcastle

this happened to me, not advisable to keep driving it or you will **** the diffs after somemore miles my front diff ended up through the front of the box

ALi-B

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Anything can happen!!!!

A gearbox doesn't "blow".....it's the bits inside that do.

Depedning on what breaks will depend on what happens. Normally you'll just lose drive totally or in one or more gears.

Worst case is everything in the box completely destructing itself and locking solid. Also the casing spliting and taking your front and rear diffs with the shock load.

hmhaga

I've always wondered how to describe the sounds my 5MT gearbox made when it died, this was a great metaphor!
Strangely, I thought of a 6MT the very same second

My car would move when in neutral. I could force the gear lever in gear, but the gears were locked solid. I spent 4 hours on a rescue car to get back to civilization, as I unfortunately attended a winter ice rally on a frozen lake up in the mountains. Bloody cold too...-20 degc, not a happy chap waiting for rescue

pslewis

I expect my gearbox to develop a whine and droan at about 200,000miles ... and then be buried on a scrapyard in the year of our lord 2021.

Any earlier destruction and I have obviously been unable to drive properly ......

Pete

911

You have been very silent of late Pete, hope you are well!

pslewis

I didn't think I had been?????

Pete

911

Just hadn't bumped into you on here!