Gearbox issues

[KLakey]

Hi Guys,

Couple of things, the 'c' clip on my gearbox has failed and as a result I can't select 5th gear. Looking at mytuscan.com this seems like a fairly common problem.

What I'd like to know is:

a)What is the likelyhood that this is an easy fix ie, replace gear and c clip (by easy I mean easy on my wallet, car is booked in to garage) - and if so how

b)If worse comes to worse how much is a new (re-con) gearbox likely to cost me

Thanks in advance

Kev

[KLakey]

bumped

[T450t]

Your looking at around £1200.00 for your box to be re cogged ( go for a close ratio it will cost you no more ) then you might as well get a new raceproved clutch £600.00 then labour for out and in with clutch about £500.00

£2600.00 may get it sorted. that is if you don't use a "TVR specialist" just a good spanner man.

[666 SVT]

Happened to me when I had my Tuscan. Got a box for £300 from http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/results.asp?spg=70&... They
are just up the road from me and had HL Gorner fit it for another £300 this was about 4 years back but you should
still be able to get it done without it costing an arm and a leg.

[KLakey]

Thanks for the response people,

T450t said:

Your looking at around £1200.00 for your box to be re cogged ( go for a close ratio it will cost you no more ) then you might as well get a new raceproved clutch £600.00 then labour for out and in with clutch about £500.00

£2600.00 may get it sorted. that is if you don't use a "TVR specialist" just a good spanner man.

£2600 ouch, I have a warranty which still covers me anyone have any experience as to whether this would be covered or not. Garage seems to think it 'should be' but obviously can't promise until getting the car in and looking at it (seems fair enough??) - Just wondered if anyone else had the same thing and had been covered etc. etc.

Frustrated as hell - tivver has been off the road for the best two months of summer

[TVR_owner]

Kevin,
The box should cost around 1200 to recog as Mark states, but beware the CR route. If your car is a 3,6 with 3,43 diff, it will be a step backwards unless you intend to change the diff sometime soon.

[Paul V]

My 'S' stripped the teeth off 5th gear so I picked up a CR box from a breakers for £450 and fitted it myself, its not a hard job if you are handy with the spanners.

Was handy as even though the car is an 'S' the original box wasn't a CR as it should have been.

[KLakey]

car is a 51 standard 4litre excuse the noviceness but CR? as in recon?

[jcpgasoline]

CR = Close Ratio

[Fume troll]

My gearbox was sorted by Competition Transmission Services: www.gearboxman.co.uk/contact.html

Strip, inspection and rebuild labour for this gearbox at £120.00+VAT and the cost of the T5 Master Rebuild kit at £185.00+VAT.

Note that this doesn't include removal and refitting.

Cheers,

FT.

[KLakey]

oh right, i thought it was only the s that had the close ratio box. Either way she is booked in for the 21st if not a warranty job will probs be on here pleading for advice but thanks for the heads up guys. As I say garage are confident it will be a warranty job and they have been really good in the past so I am inclined to "trust"em.

thanks again - i think ud be crazy to have a tvr and not know about this site!!?!