Whoops! My gearbox let go this morning!

[Martz]

Great, all I need!   Getting prices now for a replacement. TUrned out of a side road and accelated then nothing, just high revs. A good man helped me push the old gal round the corned where I could park it up. Of all places I got stuck in the bus lane so may get a fine aswell

Anyway, will get it sorted not the end of the world!

[sidecarphil]

no bang or clattering

sure it ain't summet else like the clutch

[Horney]

utting mate, you shouldn't get a ticket for the bus lane if you've broken down though. You had no choice!

I had to contest one when I used a bus lane to let an ambulance through and they let me off.

Nick

[tobz.]

Have you done any investigating yet?
As mentioned above could be the clutch or maybe a cv joint that has let go.

[Martz]

Have you done any investigating yet?
As mentioned above could be the clutch or maybe a cv joint that has let go.

I think the rattling and the gearbox oil on the floor gave it away mate. Still gutted, why is it you have some spare cash and then something happens! Getting more pi5sed of now.

[simpleton]

same happened to me you sure ur drive shaft hasnt snapped have a look mate.

[Martz]

same happened to me you sure ur drive shaft hasnt snapped have a look mate.

Ok, how will I know if it's that?

Cheers

[Horney]

One shaft flapping about. Although when I did it on my mini it actually broke inside the CV joint so it wasn't visible.

Jack the front of the car up and put it in first at idle. If the wheels turn your gearbox is fine.

nick

[Martz]

One shaft flapping about. Although when I did it on my mini it actually broke inside the CV joint so it wasn't visible.

Jack the front of the car up and put it in first at idle. If the wheels turn your gearbox is fine.

nick

Ok mate, will drag it home first. Get it into my garage.

I love old cars, they have so much charector! Don't get that from the passat, I hate it being reliable! lol

[danny_p]

  gutted    sounds the diff made an exit  through the gearbox case