Can't beleave every car ,ute , what ever, shits it

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plasticboys, Aug 25, 5:57am
self , 4 over 4 years , now the gearbox in my ford couier 98xl has gone bang ! 2 gears buggered , got some new gear , new bearing , tryed to do myself and will not chance gear , shoot me , what should me a 300 dollar gearbox , people ask 1500 - 2 k for one which is all what the ute is worth!~! , if you want to help some omne that never wants help for anything that spends his time helping others ,heres your chance , because im over bad luck
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mrfxit, Aug 25, 6:06am
Could simply be bad luck
Could be doing it wrong

I used to know a dude that busted several 4sp munchie gearbox's by driving out his gate
Another guy got just over 580K km's out of a stock HQ 202 Kingswood before it gave any problems.
2 guys I used to know, had identical Rovers.
1 replaced his exhaust every 3 years
The other was still original after 15 years
Both were teachers at the same school & lived close to each other.

The devil is in the details.
mals69, Aug 25, 6:12am
Yah need to buy a Nissan
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:15am
bloody devil ! i drive like a granny to stop this !can rebuild motorcycle engines but this is something else
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:21am
are you kinding? the auto craped it self sitting over night in mine
survivalkiwi, Aug 25, 6:23am
That is why I now buy brand new cars.
They can be cheaper in the long run for those of us who do not have the knowlege or want to do our own repairs.
jmma, Aug 25, 6:23am
OK, when you say it won't change gear, explain that a wee bit more.
Will it go into a gear?
mals69, Aug 25, 6:26am
Looks like no vehicle would be "plasticboys proof"
Try buying low k , doing maintenance and driving it like a nana till
the vehicle fully warm.
Spent 3 hundie on my Nissan in 10 years 60,000 km
loud_37, Aug 25, 6:33am
You don't happen to be selecting top gear at to slower speeds are you?
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:42am
best jop iv had is 35k a year , would buy better but never semes to work out
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:44am
gearbox turn over fine until the selecters where put on the 3 shafts and nothing seem to move , very tight
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:45am
who know , can't get the gear stick on as to far ford to fit
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:46am
sorry having a drink as this has got to me
tweake, Aug 25, 6:46am
every car has its issues. comes down to what you can fix or put up with.

one of the ford couriers is well known for blowing the gearbox. that may explain why your ute is so darn cheap.
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:48am
some reseson they go for silly money , think thats why crazy prices are for them gearboxes , to me it just a ute thats cheep to run
plasticboys, Aug 25, 6:55am
better go to the cold shed and have another go
mals69, Aug 25, 7:11am
Just get on the piss cob and forget about it - only a mazda in disguise - was a Nisan Patrol ute on here for sale - something like that be the go
plasticboys, Aug 25, 7:33am
at least i can start the engine , just need the pipe to the cab
mals69, Aug 25, 7:41am
How many k's the old girl done ?
plasticboys, Aug 25, 7:43am
300 but engine recond at 200
plasticboys, Aug 25, 7:46am
thanks , just asked
plasticboys, Aug 25, 7:55am
fast reply , a no go
skin1235, Aug 25, 8:51am
this one says you've assembled the selectors back to front on at least one of the shafts, time to pull it out, strip it down, punch the pin, remove the shaft, turn the selector over and put it back in the right way round

the stiffness is the cones being engaged by the fork being backwards on the shaft, , won't cost to fix it, just time, maybe another tube of silicone sealer
plasticboys, Aug 25, 9:04am
just pulled to bits and found 2 off 3 of the pin thingys that run with one of the sencro mech cons is brocken the ends of and stuck out and jamed one of the sencro cons up , may have to work and give it to someone to fix as i,v had it in bit to meany times
plasticboys, Aug 25, 9:06am
maybe why i brock them pins off?