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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:30 am Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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Thanks for the info, makes it look a lot easier, cheers. |
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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:08 am Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="Rob2859"][quote="splashdown"][quote="Rob2859"]It makes me feel better knowing I paid £175 for my box being removed, new bearings, plannet gears, clutch plate and re-fitting.[/quote]
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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:41 am Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="Rob2859"]It makes me feel better knowing I paid £175 for my box being removed, new bearings, plannet gears, clutch plate and re-fitting.[/quote]
Where did you get that done at that price? |
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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:09 am Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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Thanks kingsway2468 and Alex90
I shall get back when I know for sure which route to take. |
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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:53 pm Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="NorthantsBen"]My 1st attempt on a 1.4 8v took me most of a day on my own and £100 for 2nd hand box.
Was still going 10,000miles later when I sold it.[/quote]
Sounds do-able then, Im goi ... |
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Topic: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:47 pm Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="paul_c"]It was £100 to remove/replace box - a secondhand box or rebuild of the original would be additional to this. And its a hypothetical price, I'm hundreds of miles from Bristol so can't ... |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:24 pm Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="paul_c"]Pragmatically, as above. While its quite possible to DIY remove a gearbox, then take it to a place for reconditioning or fit a good secondhand replacement..... It needs something of an ... |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:18 pm Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="Lee"]When you don't even know the name of a torx bolt when they are used on every car....then yeah...i'd say you couldn't recon a gearbox[/quote]
I know its a Torx bolt but what size and is ... |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:12 pm Subject: Re: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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[quote="Lee"]I suggest you pay someone to do it as you don't seem to have the first clue....that's my honest advice[/quote]
Did you read the original post?
Im not a noob when it comes to fixing ... |
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splashdown
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:03 pm Subject: Need serious help (not me the car) |
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Ok as in a previuos thread my gearbox is duff and needs a recon or a self fix and also a couple of other things, soooooo.
How do you remove a gearbox from a 2001 1.4LX manual petrol 2001 model [i]( ... |
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Topic: 206 help, please. |
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splashdown
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:50 pm Subject: Re: 206 help, please. |
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Thats a bit far but I shall have a scour around to see what I can find.
BTW what sort of realistic prices should I be looking at?
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Topic: 206 help, please. |
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splashdown
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:32 am Subject: Re: 206 help, please. |
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Hi Guys
Thanks for all the replies
So yeah its when the car is in motion this happens, A mechanic said its diff bearings and he said the could go at anytime, 6hrs to 6 years sort of thing.
I ... |
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Topic: 206 help, please. |
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splashdown
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:14 am Subject: 206 help, please. |
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Hi
I have this 206 1.4lx on a 2001 plate and its developed a sound from the gearbox area like some kid has put playing cards on the spokes of his wheels, when I drive using the accelerator the soun ... |
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