Murphy and the gearbox

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:57 am

Yup he slapped me with some serios dick again, the cracking sound I was driving with for the last few months was a stripped gearbox, getting it fixed this week.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:11 am

interesting!!!

i've heard these boxes are bulletproof. but then again, they are 15 years old on average!!!!

i guess they cant live forever!!!!

let us know where, and how much, the cost was??? i'd be interested in that, as i frequently abuse mine too!!!!

jon · Post by **jon** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:31 am

I second veecee's notion, please let us know how much and where

Maybe we need a sticky somewhere that lists average prices for various fixes? This would help the noobs like me budget for our next step / fixes as oppossed to having a heart attack when our mechanics suprise us with hefty bills

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:37 am

I am still waiting for a quote, hopefully today!

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:33 am

Ummm if you don't come right try Centurion Gearbox and Diff, they apparently do a boatload full of Nissan 1tonner gearboxes each month, and those gearboxes are nearly exactly the same as ours.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:50 am

I think most gearbox places can do it, it's just to get a good price and proper service....

mono · Post by **mono** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:39 am

I have had my car sx for less than a week and it seems my clutch needs to be replaced now not sure wat it is my mechie gonna check it out tonight.

SO as soon as you get a quote let us know.

Shot

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:41 pm

maybe it just needs bleeding? my clutch gets abused big time and its still holding (original as far as i know, maybe not, maybe, but on the other hand, naah I'll stick to my first guess)

or what if...

anyway, welcome! did you buy it new or second hand?

mono · Post by **mono** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:18 pm

bought it second hand

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:26 pm

nooit!

you'll see why nobody answers my questions around here!
you have been initiated...

my work here is done

mono · Post by **mono** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:27 pm

Wat can I say ask a stupid question.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:18 am

Ok I got a quote, R3500 and I will recieve the gearbox tonight.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:32 am

Ok gearbox in, took a while with some stupid little murphy shit, he tried to screw it up but we got it right....in the end I did.....

Thanks to Freddy helping to take it out and to Riaan getting the gearbox done and helping me putting it back.

I need to run it in a bit to see if it is ok and get my clutch setting right then I am up and going......just for intarest sake 2 gears and all the bearings were screwed, the bits of the gears that stripped went into the bearings.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:40 am

Draco wrote:Ok gearbox in, took a while with some stupid little murphy shit, he tried to screw it up but we got it right....in the end I did.....

Thanks to Freddy helping to take it out and to Riaan getting the gearbox done and helping me putting it back.

I need to run it in a bit to see if it is ok and get my clutch setting right then I am up and going......just for intarest sake 2 gears and all the bearings were screwed, the bits of the gears that stripped went into the bearings.

so you properly poked it then????

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:46 am

..poked