I need a gearbox doctor

[edgerton19]

I drove my 3.0 manual Terrano on a 90 mile round trip on Friday night and by the time I got home the gearbox was making horid noises in 1st 2nd 3rd and 5th so I suspect one of the bearings has broken up .
My local Nissan agent quoted £105 (2 hours) to drop the box a couple of hours to fix it and another £105 to refit it.
Winner I thought, game on but they decided to check the cost of Nissan bearings before I booked it in and came back very appolgetic and said around £1100-£1200 for the bits so they were ruled out, which was a shame because they usually do a good job.
Does anybody know a reliable (and none cowboy) gearbox fixer in Yorkshire they would recomend.

 

[solarman216]

find one from a scrappy would be my answer, get online and search for it I cannot think of the Co I used to find a box for Briggie but we had a working box two days later, they are a group of scrappy's that have a joint database, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Where in yorkshire are you?

I used a company in Queensbury near Bradford for my clutch and they are a gearbox specialist. He was reasonable money to do the clutch and seemed Ok. I'll have to dig his card out but Larson may know his details too.

Jim

 

[briggie]

Where in yorkshire are you?

I used a company in Queensbury near Bradford for my clutch and they are a gearbox specialist. He was reasonable money to do the clutch and seemed Ok. I'll have to dig his card out but Larson may know his details too.

Jim

i know where it is jim

 

[briggie]

find one from a scrappy would be my answer, get online and search for it I cannot think of the Co I used to find a box for Briggie but we had a working box two days later, they are a group of scrappy's that have a joint database, Rick

was somewhere in hull wasnt it mate ?:nenau

 

[dinky]

UK Nissan on Parts Gateway.

 

[edgerton19]

Had to make a decision as my wife needs her "truck" back on the road and I don't fancy doing it on the drive in subzero temperatures.
In the end I booked it in with the local HGV garage (I could freewheel it into their yard if I had too). They have been in business for longer than I can remember and are used to pulling gearboxes off waggons, buses and vans so they have the tools.
I will remove the centre console before it goes and leave them to do the heavy work. I will see how it goes.

 

[jims-terrano]

Put something in the front footwells to protect the carpets from those oily boots!!!

Best of luck
Jim

 

[solarman216]

was somewhere in hull wasnt it mate ?:nenau

Somewhere that way Pete but I really cannot remember and cannot find the ticket, memory has gone but he has got it booked in now, Rick

 

[briggie]

Somewhere that way Pete but I really cannot remember and cannot find the ticket, memory has gone but he has got it booked in now, Rick

this was it mate :thumb2

http://www.mjm4x4spares.co.uk/

 

[edgerton19]

Poped down to see the "Truck" gearbox now out and down at front due to torsion bars being disconnected so at least they are on with it

My wifes Brother in Law who is a mechanic (and a good one but to far away to use) also let slip that the place to get gearbox bearings from is Royce Power Transmissions in Harlow, I don't know if thay are trade only but his words were "If they don't have them they are not available". A company by the same name are also based in Northallerton but I don't know if they are connected.

 

[solarman216]

this was it mate :thumb2

http://www.mjm4x4spares.co.uk/

well there you go, mate'y with the gearbox problem may well be better off giving them a call, thanks Pete, Rick

 

[solarman216]

Poped down to see the "Truck" gearbox now out and down at front due to torsion bars being disconnected so at least they are on with it

My wifes Brother in Law who is a mechanic (and a good one but to far away to use) also let slip that the place to get gearbox bearings from is Royce Power Transmissions in Harlow, I don't know if thay are trade only but his words were "If they don't have them they are not available". A company by the same name are also based in Northallerton but I don't know if they are connected.

if it is just a bearing or two then should not be too bad but if it has done a gear or two, I shudder to think, Rick

 

[rustic]

if it is just a bearing or two then should not be too bad but if it has done a gear or two, I shudder to think, Rick

Hopefully if the bearings have collapsed, most of the bits should stay at the bottom of the box, especially if the oil is cooler this weather, ie no frothing.

It's normally the input shaft bearing, I put the usually molyslip in the box, and overfilled by 250ml as well, as that front bearing is often starved of oil, maybe a decent down a 45 degree slope could help to lubricate it. :augie:augie

Molyslip does protect metal surfaces for a long time even if the bearing is starved of oil. I use a bit in the steering box too.
Still on original parts, nearly 17 years too....

I also put some of the 2000E in with the engine oil, and this does the same.
JUST IN CASE......
Certainly when starting in the cold, it turns over muck quicker with the molyslip, as it leaves a residue on all the moving parts. :thumb2

WHERE IS THIS SNOW ? It's not here in Staffordshire, but it's very cold, even the local flasher now has to describe himself when he jumps out in front of you.... :augie:augie :lol:lol:lol

Well if Briggie is not posting the jokes at the mo.. then we need to post a few ourselves..
best regards, Rustic

 

[edgerton19]

Lots of snow in Yorkshire of course once my Off Road Vehicle is OFF THE ROAD ..........
At least the winter tyres on my Passat as proving their worth, in snow and ice they are just stunning compared with normal road tyres.
Wife will be cross if her truck is not back by Wednesday so I have my fingers crossed.

 

[edgerton19]

Truck now back with very, very quiet gearbox. Waited for a week for the bill to arrive but it came to £870 ish inc. VAT, this included supply and fitting of a new clutch kit, the old one would have lasted a lot longer but it seemed wise to fit a new one as access was simple.
Rustic was correct it was the input bearing and I wish I had taken some precautions against oily boots!! I suspect more than the input bearing was changes as the box felt stiff in 1st and second (like a new one) for the first few hundred miles.