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Old 29 December 2006, 06:47 PM
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Just driving home and accelerated in third after letting a bus out, and BANG gearbox has let go


This is starting to become depressing
Old 29 December 2006, 06:49 PM
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Old 29 December 2006, 06:51 PM
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Old 29 December 2006, 06:55 PM
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You say again, did it break before
Old 29 December 2006, 06:59 PM
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Boooooooooooooooooooooo
Old 29 December 2006, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Granby
You say again, did it break before
Yeah, was replaced by API in March time i believe
Old 29 December 2006, 07:16 PM
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I did my third gear on xmas eve? What tranny number u got in you car?
Old 29 December 2006, 07:18 PM
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2AA i think
Old 29 December 2006, 07:19 PM
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Cookie

How many you broke now ?
Old 29 December 2006, 07:20 PM
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Ah Mines TY75VB3FA its the third box i've done? In MY95
Old 29 December 2006, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
Yeah, was replaced by API in March time i believe
Thats not good, is there any warranty on it
Old 29 December 2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Granby
Thats not good, is there any warranty on it
I think so, API are normally top with honouring things like this, as they changed my exedy clutch FOC a couple of months ago.

The annoying thing is i swas driving SLOWLY i had my mum in the car FFS
Old 29 December 2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tiny01
Cookie

How many you broke now ?

Hey its only my second
Old 29 December 2006, 07:25 PM
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You got a Brave mum !!!

Old 29 December 2006, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
Hey its only my second
Only !!!
Old 29 December 2006, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by tiny01
You got a Brave mum !!!

LOL, you wouldnt believe how carefully i drive round these days as well, all my modding money went last year on paint
Old 29 December 2006, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
I think so, API are normally top with honouring things like this, as they changed my exedy clutch FOC a couple of months ago.

The annoying thing is i swas driving SLOWLY i had my mum in the car FFS
Hope mines OK (fingers crossed) as i managed to get wheelspin in second gear last night going through Dartford tunnel but i did drop the clutch at high revs doing about 30mph and i did have a bit of a smelly clutch afterwards
Old 29 December 2006, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tiny01
Only !!!
Well there was one more but that dont count, it was buggered before i even had it fitted
Old 29 December 2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Granby
Hope mines OK (fingers crossed) as i managed to get wheelspin in second gear last night going through Dartford tunnel but i did drop the clutch at high revs doing about 30mph and i did have a bit of a smelly clutch afterwards
That would have made it so much easier to bear, but just driving normally in third gear about 30MPH makes it a bitter pill to swollow
Old 29 December 2006, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
That would have made it so much easier to bear, but just driving normally in third gear about 30MPH makes it a bitter pill to swollow
It always seems to be third gear that goes, can you still drive it though
Old 29 December 2006, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Granby
It always seems to be third gear that goes, can you still drive it though
No it rattles and grinds, dont wish to damage anything further, or strand myself completly.

Its fooked
Old 29 December 2006, 07:37 PM
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Sorry to hear that m8
Old 29 December 2006, 07:53 PM
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you need a JDM gearbox... unless this was... then ... damn
Old 29 December 2006, 07:56 PM
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Well was looking at six speed the other day, but didnt include diff so lost interest, No change out of £2K for the conversion

If i was spending that kind of money would go PPG in my 5 speed in think, unbreakable
Old 29 December 2006, 08:12 PM
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i did the southend run with no second and crunching into 3rd .. made it safely back home and the next day it packed up 200 yards from my house ...lol , got mine fixed at ZEN PERFORMANCE .. no problems since ... well worth a phone call. waz
Old 29 December 2006, 08:42 PM
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Id go PPG mate,

Or a nice sequential
Old 29 December 2006, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
If i was spending that kind of money would go PPG in my 5 speed in think, unbreakable
Exactly what i'm thinking of doing before mine goes bang
Old 29 December 2006, 10:02 PM
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sorry to hear that mate
Old 29 December 2006, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Granby
It always seems to be third gear that goes, can you still drive it though
5th gear went on mine, still did the tunnel run with it though
Old 02 January 2007, 07:33 AM
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No way cookstar!!
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