Author Topic: Satin black Polo its all gravy baby  (Read 32669 times)

dubcheryl

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Re: Satin black Polo - Gearbox gone help needed!
« Reply #160 on: 27 February 2011, 10:08 »
IIRC, any other box is a fatherless son to fit, yeah?

Eh?

that's what I thought!

thank you for the info DH - very useful :)

I have been offered £600 as it is, very tempted as this will no doubt happen again, unless, as it sounds I go for a whole engine change to one with an 020 box?? would they be hard to get hold of due to being in saloons ect?

such a dilemma!

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Re: Satin black Polo - Gearbox gone help needed!
« Reply #161 on: 27 February 2011, 12:55 »
If you can get a cheap 085 replacement, do that.  I dropped one out in about an hour in a scrapyard.

Hook the box out, find a reputable specialist and stick it in to have the bearing replaced.  The one in the good sub-100k Polo was worn through the bearing surface and wouldn't have lasted much longer - it does seem the achilles heel of these boxes.
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dubcheryl

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Re: Satin black Polo - Gearbox gone help needed!
« Reply #162 on: 28 February 2011, 15:51 »
Have managed to find a 085 (its from a 1.0l) for £45 so that has been chucked in the Polo - there was no time to have anything on it replaced, getting it back later - so we will see how long it lasts :rolleyes: but at least this one was cheaper then the last one!

Just so fricking happy to have my olop back!
cheers for the help though DH

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Re: Satin black Polo its all gravy baby
« Reply #163 on: 28 February 2011, 15:53 »
OOh Also got some camber shims for the back :) pics to follow once they're fitted...