Gearbox bedding in?

[idealsam]

I've had to have a new gearbox put in on a five year old Cayenne Turbo S. The new one is in but the guy reckons he now needs to drive 250 miles to bed it in.

As I haven't ever had a whole gearbox replaced I don't know if this is actually a thing or wether he just wants to take his girlfriend away for the weekend in my car?

[dhutch]

idealsam said:

I've had to have a new gearbox put in on a five year old Cayenne Turbo S. The new one is in but the guy reckons he now needs to drive 250 miles to bed it in.

As I haven't ever had a whole gearbox replaced I don't know if this is actually a thing or wether he just wants to take his girlfriend away for the weekend in my car?

Cant you drive it 250 miles to bed it in?

I had the gearbox in the kitcar rebuilt by a reputable bloke and he said so some gentle miles till its bedded in, but wasnt offering his services!


Daniel

[idealsam]

It's apparently got to be tweaked at 50, 100 and then 250 miles and the garage isn't very close to me so would be a bit of a hassle.

Just wanted to check I wasn't being a mug. It sounded plausible but 250 miles seemed a lot.

[GreenV8S]

I've been advised to treat new gearboxes and diffs gently for the first few hundred miles so the running surfaces have a chance to bed in and then gradually work up to normal use. I don't know what 'tweaking' would be necessary (or possible, without removing the 'box) during the bedding in period - maybe an oil change? If it has a remote linkage, maybe he wants a chance to adjust that?