My gearbox went bang!! :-(
 

I'm sitting in wandsworth waiting for the AA to come, after having my car on road for 3 days.. The gearbox went out with a damn good bang.. Sounded like the prop snapped and was hitting the floor.. Pullled over and the prop is still up and not hanging.. Tried driving off and it sounds horrible... Happy days.. Just thought I would share this as I am bored and waiting for the AA... Well the V Dub meet at ace cafe was good.. :lol:

sorry to hear that vmate. hopefully you got home ok?. if it makes you feel beter, my astravan went intoo limp mode at Chessington yesterday. coming home from work in New Malden. was alovely drive getting it back down to Brighton. very chilled :lol: turned out to be boost solenoid valve.

GUTTED! Sorry to hear this mate, hopefully you will be on today with better news about it :nod:

oh dear mate, thats a bummer.

:( doh!

sure it was the box? twice i did a drive shaft, the second time the shaft was rotating in the CV joint as the joint had opened up just enough to allow teh shaft to rotate in the CV joint.
sounded horrible when i tried 2 drive off n when it initialy went, it gave a loud bang.

Thats exactly what mine did mate. Turned out 2nd gear shat itself

Gutted, how long did it take you to get back mate.

Yeah i dont know if i will look at it later today as going on holiday in a week and a bit, so dont really want to be thinking about it to much...

Tell me about it 3.5 days i had it back on road for..

Don't tone, just after you liked my status on book face that said "feels good to be back in the scoob..... "
:lol:

Im not a hundred percent sure it is gearbox but it leaves a bit of gearbox oil on the floor and i think i can see a hole in it.. Havent had a proper look.

Wish mine was just one gear that went, my car wont even role without making the horrible noise... Happy days i suppose, joys of owning a scoob.

my golf did the same a few months ago, something came off inside the gearbox and went straight through the casing! Recon 6 speed box, new clutch and DMF, £1100 + fitting!

......

Yeah but i couldnt drive it either because it had all the teeth flying around in the box so i had to get another anyway.

Hope you get it all sorted eventaully

Ouch that is pretty steep...

Yeah want a 6 speed but they are expensive...

Ow not nice, what box did you replace it with?? Standard or 6 speed, i have a uk box, well did have a uk box and just wondering if it is actually worth spending 2.5k on a 6 speed diff and prop??

May have my 5 speed p1 box up for sale pretty soon

Hmmmmmm let me know buddy, mileage and price etc.. Could be VERY intrested... :D

will pm you in a bit

I sourced a low mileage second hand box and got tone to fit it for a special price lol

simba has a recon box at a very good price.

Tone is a little far away for me, otherwise i would, but to be fair i will prob do it myself again, said i wouldnt but i suppose i shouldnt be lazy...

Simba has PM'd me, cheers mate..