jase4072 Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Happily moving through the stop start traffic to work on Thursday and bam No Gears!!! As I stood admiring the lines of the 350 from the safety of the kerbside whilst the rest of Bristol traffic made its way around a new obstacle I couldn't help but think ... This is going to be EXPENSIVE. I got the car recovered to NISSAN where the foreman explained in detail how he has had to repair numerous 350 boxes!! and it costs thousands. To be honest I felt bloody awful. I had to get a bus home too so my day was totally @*!#. Anyway in came the dreaded call.... I have some very very good news came the voice, a nut had fallen off and jammed the box. £160 latter we were on our way and the gears feel so tight and precise now The technician said though that the gearboxes on the z are very noisy and it is a characteristic as is a noisy thrust bearing? any of you guys experience this... a very relieved Jase 1 Quote
martinmac Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Sounds like a great result and yes, the gearboxes are not the quietest. Quote
Darren-B Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Result, you were brave taking it to Nissan I`ve just stripped down a Vag box today to find this scare: Edited June 22, 2013 by Darren-B Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 I think that was very decent and honest of Nissan. There are some nasty bastards about who would not think twice about preying on your nievety. And saying you need a full rebuild. One honest trader for the books!! Quote
jase4072 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Posted June 23, 2013 Thanks guys, I know its a gamble to take it to Nissan with the risk of paying mega money and to be honest I wouldn't if I knew of a better place near Bristol. I had a great garage in Durrington where I used to take my Skyline but i'm too far away now. Still it's good to see the Nissan guy was honest on this occasion and I came away with a little faith. Quote
tony.r123 Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Good news glad it wasn't expensive, noisy thrust bearings are the norm i'm affraid Quote
GT Driver Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Lucky boy Glad it was sorted without lashing a deep dent on your wallet. Quote
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