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Murphy and the gearbox
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:57 am
by Draco
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.
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:11 am
by veecee
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!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:31 am
by jon
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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:37 am
by Draco
I am still waiting for a quote, hopefully today!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:33 am
by Vlade
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:50 am
by Draco
I think most gearbox places can do it, it's just to get a good price and proper service....
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:39 am
by mono
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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:41 pm
by widowmaker
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?
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:18 pm
by mono
bought it second hand
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:26 pm
by widowmaker
nooit!
you'll see why nobody answers my questions around here!
you have been initiated...
my work here is done
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:27 pm
by mono
Wat can I say ask a stupid question.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:18 am
by Draco
Ok I got a quote, R3500 and I will recieve the gearbox tonight.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:32 am
by Draco
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:40 am
by veecee
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????
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:46 am
by Draco
