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vas
21-01-2009, 13:03
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Can it be done or does it have to goto a specialist ?
jantheeven
21-01-2009, 13:13
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Can it be done or does it have to goto a specialist ?

I'd say: go to a specialist mate...
clee
21-01-2009, 13:19
Id say specialist also ..
I have got the rebuild info for my UN1 but .....Have a quick look here and see if you fancy having a go ....
http://www.rtoc.org/files/?path=Technical%20Files/UN1%20Gearbox/

Watch out for those springs ricker****ting across the shop :laugh:
Coops
21-01-2009, 15:50
can be done but time consuming and a fecker to align forks and springs etc etc when refitting case before sealant goes off etc
stuTHC
22-01-2009, 12:47
Last year i thought 'how hard can it be?, it's only a gearbox, i strip and rebuild machine parts all the time at work'.
After removing the first plate and about 489072359867 springs, pins, spacers and unkown small bits of metal sprung out and flew across the floor i gave up. :rolleyes::laugh:

Specialist gets my vote. :agree:
c7borg
22-01-2009, 12:56
how much does it cost these days to get a recon? the last time I had one done it was about £280 at local outfit callled hi-gear in Nottingham
clee
22-01-2009, 13:05
Full rebuild on the UN1 is £900 :cry:
Spooky
22-01-2009, 13:17
crikey, u could buy a car of some description for that much :D
markey b
22-01-2009, 20:02
i dunno how different the internal workings of a pug box are, but the lads at work love gearbox strips, replacing worn syncro's etc... i just swap whole boxes thats about my limit lol
soapymech
22-01-2009, 20:16
i dunno how different the internal workings of a pug box are, but the lads at work love gearbox strips, replacing worn syncro's etc... i just swap whole boxes thats about my limit lol

hi mark i have a 5000mile box 2nd gear gave up what do you think they would want for a rebuild????
Markey Mark (BD)
23-01-2009, 17:28
hi mark i have a 5000mile box 2nd gear gave up what do you think they would want for a rebuild????

I can get it done for about £180 -£200 mate, the last 2 box's i've had done cost £140 and £180 had new bearings and 2 syncro's too.