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Old 07-05-09, 06:10 PM   #1
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Broken down....

So Im currently sitting on the A47 inbetween Leicester and Peterborough (if anyone is nearby feel free to come and say hi!

Drove fine all the way up here, left for home then it just didn't feel right...got going and then suddenly Bang bang bang

So I pull over and slowly try to engage a gear but just more banging noise, asif the gearbox can't grip the driveshaft.

Had a look and the car is covered in gearbox oil underneith - gawd knows what happened?

So I'm 99miles from home and waiting for the recovery lorry to come and get me (within the hour they reckon)

I just hope the driver doesnt smell!

Hope my car is ok
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There in spirit mate ..... Hope it's not gonna be too costly !!
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So Im currently sitting on the A47 inbetween Leicester and Peterborough (if anyone is nearby feel free to come and say hi!

Drove fine all the way up here, left for home then it just didn't feel right...got going and then suddenly Bang bang bang

So I pull over and slowly try to engage a gear but just more banging noise, asif the gearbox can't grip the driveshaft.

Had a look and the car is covered in gearbox oil underneith - gawd knows what happened?

So I'm 99miles from home and waiting for the recovery lorry to come and get me (within the hour they reckon)

I just hope the driver doesnt smell!

Hope my car is ok
**** man what a bummer!! doesn't sound good tbh, hopefully sounds worse than it is, though if your needing a new box you could get an lsd fitted wi it...there's always positives
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Old 07-05-09, 06:17 PM   #4
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There in spirit mate ..... Hope it's not gonna be too costly !!
Cheers dude....if its a new box I might make Ralph an offer on the one he has at the workshop...already has an lsd.
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Old 07-05-09, 06:32 PM   #5
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oh mate im not far away , wel about 30 miles, I would have came said hi if was closer. Sounds like the bell housing has cracked on gearbox or something? Bummer!!
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Old 07-05-09, 06:37 PM   #6
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oh mate im not far away , wel about 30 miles, I would have came said hi if was closer. Sounds like the bell housing has cracked on gearbox or something? Bummer!!
Just spoke to a mate on the phone. His money is on the dif...

30 miles aint far when your car works
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Old 07-05-09, 06:55 PM   #7
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yeah my brm did the same, awful noises, oil everywhere, the diff dead LOL. Ah well. Wasy come easy car the joys of motoring buddy. what you doing up here anyway?
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Right recovery man has been and is sending out a flatbed (why they didn't do that in the first place I don't really know) we popped the bonnet and the cv joint between the gearbox and the driveshaft has (and I quote) exploded. You can grab the driveshaft and move it about, whether or not its done any internal damage to the gearbox I don't know...we shall wait and see.
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Old 07-05-09, 06:59 PM   #9
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Had some work to do up here dude. Wish I had said no now lol
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