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Gearbox query and info :)
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:34 pm
by Andrew_robert87
hey people, just a quick one, my gearbox is currently in the garage for a re-build but the guy was sayin to me tha its kinda un-fixable!!
has anyone else had this problem? i thought you could recon any broken gearbox? just a case of re-buildin the broken parts :S
i dont know what else to do with it now, just hope they can find a way to build it back!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:04 pm
by bbspolo
maby what he is saying is that what ever has broken is more expensive 2 replace than a new box ? or what ever has gone cant be bought sepriotly (but i cant emajion that)
Keep us posted cos if worse come 2 worse and u have 2 buy a new box ill buy your old one from u!
good luck
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:12 pm
by Andrew_robert87
will do! what would you do with my old one though :S i hope i dont have to buy a new one, thats mega bucks i think init!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:17 pm
by Tim_GTi
a re-con one from VW is around £900 i think
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:49 pm
by bbspolo
Strip it and use the slavagable parts as spares !
Ive got 5 or 6 dead ones at the moment and when ither mine or one of my mates cars munch there boxes i use the dead ones 2 rebuild the others!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:19 pm
by Tim_GTi
yeh there always someone looking for a gearboxes in the wanted section
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:08 pm
by Redline
I think Tigz has been looking for a broken one to rebuild for a while now.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:23 pm
by Tim_GTi
yep, also michaelg1001 and mk5coz were
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:21 pm
by tegwin
At a guess, the aluminium casting is cracked or distorted...
It may be possible to get an engineer to weld it up and machine it back into life, but no idea how much it would cost...
Before you write it off, make sure you agree that its knackered...no harm in a second opinion!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:50 pm
by rustypolo
just had my gearbox done my box was cracked and badly worn where the output shaft bearing sits only had reverse and 4 gear left used a box from 1400 polo and replaced the gears with second hand ones cost around £300 to do not as quick top end but its on the road