Bad news

[davidhawkins_78]

    

A few of you might have read early that I thought an oil seal had gone in my gearbox and contaminated the clutch - so off for a new clutch and get the seals replaced. She'd done 90k now so it's only to be expected ...

Turns out the diff bearing has buggered and left a massive hole in the casing - so new box / clutch etc just what I need before christmas! 

It'll have to go on the credit card and Mr Clutch have quoted ?650 for the whole job and recon box - I'm sure some people will have something to say about not going to them, but seeing as it has to go on the plastic  - I need the car for work - and you get a warranty too it's the easiest solution at the mo - just one big pain in the ass !!

Anyone fancied making a record to battle band aid to help raise some funds for 'Heal the Barclaycard'

[Overseer]

damn bad luck dude.. right at the wrong time of year eh

[mrwotto]

Sorry to hear your bad news mate

[Blue MK2]

tough luck mate.

I might have a solid box for you if your interested?

More details on saturday 

[davidhawkins_78]

Cheers for the offer blue, but seeing as it's going on the 'plastic fantastic' I'm gonna go for the recon box - you get a 12,000 mile warranty and it'a gonna be as good as new really.

Been bitten before by using a box that was apparently solid to only have the same happen again 6 months later (Fecking Ford's for you !) Not that I'm saying you'd sell me a dodgy box - just that unless it's been stripped it's so hard to really tell what condition it's in, as seeing as I'm keeping my baby for a long time to come (they'll be collectable one day soon  ),  I want to give her as much life as possible.

[Mixologist]

unlucky mate!? the spring is for free then! 

[Blue MK2]

no probs, ill just bung the shiney new one in mine then ?
think mines on the way out any time soon with the clutch. :embarassed:

seems abit pricey for 650. ?is it?

[davidhawkins_78]

Yeah kinda - but it's around ?200 for the clutch to be replaced (on average), I asked for the Sachs one they do, so add on another ?40 -50 for that, then that's around ?400 for a recon box and all the labour and materials (gearbox oil etc). If I didn't need the car so much I'd have hunted about a bit more, but they can have it ready for tomorrow which is a bonus and would have charged me ?75 for the labour to put it back together anyway...

In the past I've hunted about and used second hand boxes etc and with a new clutch couldn't get it much cheaper than ?400ish with the cost of the clutch kit - the second hand box and delivery - materials - labours etc

Anyone else had a similar experience? What did it end up costing you?

[Len]

YEA Mr Clutch do get bad reviews - but i have had clutches done in two cars by them for the same reason as you are and didnt have any probs with em!

So good luck!

[VeeDubGTI16v]

im sure i saw a shop advert in the golf or pvw that sold recon'd gearboxes with a quaife diff fitted for ?500 that sounds mighty expencive