#1216: Re: Project sleeper Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:13 am ---- Music to me ears! After all these years, even a sh*te audio quality tells a hundred words
..ok and now please get a better mic
Any plans for the impending warm weather times?
#1217: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:26 am ---- I will get a better video up soon...a video of the gearbox going bang! No idea why it did it but it's knackered now!
#1218: Re: Project sleeper Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:38 am ---- Sounds like another brilliantly clean sub-project is coming up
#1219: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:57 pm ----
I will get a better video up soon...a video of the gearbox going bang! No idea why it did it but it's knackered now!
Didn't you change the gear ratios a while back? Bummer for you either way.
#1221: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:11 pm ---- It had a new final drive and pinion put in it. I've not taken it apart yet to see what's broken.
#1222: Re: Project sleeper Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:40 pm ---- ouch, the good thing is that gearboxs are cheap to fix / get hold of engines of our spec and tune are not so hope nothing has gone that side. keep us posted on your findings
#1223: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:18 pm ---- At first I thought it had thrown a rod through the block but when there was no smell of oil or smoke I was slightly puzzled. I don't think this will be that cheap to fix. I just hope the new CWP is ok because they are difficult to find as you know!
It was previously a perfectly good low mileage gearbox. The ones from salvage yards are so good. Will check out the ratios on gti 180 boxes to see what they are like with this 4.76 FD in it.
#1224: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:16 pm ---- Oh dear. So what could cause this?
#1225: Re: Project sleeper Author: Steve206, Location: UKPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:31 pm ---- Have you been crunching your gears!!
#1226: Re: Project sleeper Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:47 pm ---- Too much power mate
#1227: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:25 pm ---- Must be that invisible turbo that is attached! I doubt I've gone over the 188lb ft torque limit of the BE4 gearbox.
#1228: Re: Project sleeper Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:42 pm ---- Lol..... looks like one of those things unfortunately.... things that are sent to try us mate
#1229: Re: Project sleeper Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:02 pm ---- And this is what happened. Looks like 1st gear got very hot and welded itself to the output shaft. This had the effect of engaging two gears at the same time.
One reason for this could be because some sealant got into the oil journal on the shaft. Another reason is these boxes come with different thicknesses of roller bearing. The older 2mm thinner bearing is used with a needle roller bearing but my mechanic fitted the new shaft with the later thicker bearing and also fitted the needle roller bearing. This meant things would be tighter which probably explained why he struggled to get the shaft nut on properly without loctiting it!
Two gearboxes are now on order- a gti 180 box for its gears and another Picasso for the final drive. I've also got new bearings on order and bits of gear teeth might have got into the existing bearings.
#1230: Re: Project sleeper Author: PezHdi, Location: ShrewsburyPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:54 pm ---- As always Edward interesting stuff.
These things are sent to try us tho.
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