shire350Z Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well just clicked onto 70 thousand miles sad day as that is and the car went into the garge for which we thought (or was hoping) was just a clutch release bearing! But with the gearbox it was only to see that the main bearing had failed So then came the decision wether or not to swap the box for a second ahnd one which i may be lucky and get a good one or end up with a bad egg so iv gone down the reconditioning route, as im not planning on selling the car and while the box is in bits all the bearings are being swapped to be on the safe side as the Zed's getting old now at 6 and a half just hope iv no problems with the gearing set or syncro's!! The gearbox's is with a specialist now and by tommorrow ill know the full extent of the damage so fingers crossed its not to bad or i might have to cancel Wales , good job i didnt buy your wheels now muddy Thanks to Alex and Lee also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Sorry to hear this James ....... hope it gets sorted at not too much cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Definatly will be a costly excercise! All those bloody mods i could have bought with the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Not good mate, will keep my fingers crossed for a good result for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Cheers buddy all donations welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hope all goes ok mate. As I said to you in Wales,I don't mind paying for mods but hate paying when things go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Seriously bad news, I hope it's fixed soon and in time for Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Definatly will be a costly excercise! All those bloody mods i could have bought with the money as a past gear box sufferer i feel for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 not great news james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bockaaarck Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 James what a nightmare, I hope you can get the gearbox sorted without it being too painful or expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Sorry to hear that James. Hope the rebuild goes well, and there aren't any more problems. You'll be back in the zed in no time, just a few quid out of pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Best of luck mate, you know i am if you need anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Disaster fella! Hope it's sorted out for Wales. Whos doing the re-con work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Not good news James Hope it all gets sorted smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 That's unlucky mate ... Hope you get it sorted with minimal hassle/cost ... BTW: How did you know your Gearbox/Clutch was playing up ... was it noisy or just dificult to engage the gears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 sorry to hear that James - hope you get it sorted quickly and it doesn't break the bank........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Rotten news for you James - hope you are soon back on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4XNY Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Sorry to hear this.....hope its all sorted very soon I just past the 70k barrier about 6 months ago, having changed the clutch at 65k Hope it dosent happen to me!! Like previous posts, how did you know its going, and how much for a rebuild?? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 The gears have always been very smooth with no crunching whatsoever one of the reasons it was a big shock when i got the phonecall!! When the car's is running and in neutral in made what can only be called a loose rattling noise, the garage did say it would probally be either the clutch release bearing or gearbox. Unfortunatly for me it was the gearbox, still not heard from the guys who are stripping it down but told them to do what needs doing so hoping its just the bearing and the rest is ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Best of luck mate, I know exactly how you feel after 3 months of hell with my gearbox. I wonder how my old car is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 All the bearings are being swapped the rest of the box is ok! Price wise gearbox fix is going to be around £500/600 so could be worse just got fitting costs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 All the bearings are being swapped the rest of the box is ok! Price wise gearbox fix is going to be around £500/600 so could be worse just got fitting costs then good move ..... not too bad for a millionaire PS seriously hope all is ok James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 why whose a millionaire you know someone else with gearbox problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 whose a millionaire ?????? you will be one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Glad its all sorted chap. Stick it on the credit card and you'll forget about it after a bit of a drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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