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WokingWedger

Original Poster:

1,030 posts

234 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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Rebuilt engine, refurbished gear box but still a pig to drive !

New stepper, tweeked the base idle and bliss ...... at last.



PapaButch

235 posts

152 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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how much does it cost to refurb gear box? my lt77 5th gear is a ***** to get in!

finestjammy

741 posts

202 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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It's getting it removed and refitted that's the main cost. It depends what's wrong with the box too. Sycnromesh is ralitvely cheap I believe. The gearbox man quoted me £270 from memory.

WokingWedger

Original Poster:

1,030 posts

234 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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Mine was a nearly double that but its a T5.

In my case the engine was coming out so it made sense to have it done at the same time.

finestjammy

741 posts

202 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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I think the chap said it depends on what needs replacing, I'll dig the info out. His quote was a lot cheaper than some 'specialists' were asking for though.

caduceus

6,126 posts

295 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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finestjammy said:
His quote was a lot cheaper than some 'specialists' were asking for though.
That's an understatement. I was charged over £1100 by a 'specialist' for the layshaft to be replaced in the T5 of my old Cerb some years ago. And it leaked afterwards, for good measure....

quattrophenia

1,103 posts

227 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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Could you imagine the cost of dropping and refurb-ing the box on a £10k Porsche! You have to love TVR's.

jojackson4

3,049 posts

166 months

Friday 6th February 2015
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PapaButch said:
how much does it cost to refurb gear box? my lt77 5th gear is a ***** to get in!
Have you the right oil in it ?