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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2012, 09:26:48 am »
surely Rich isn't being serious when he says it's £250? 

I would pay the £200 for a proper ATV box. 
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2012, 09:32:04 am »
I did get a reply from Rich and he says he was joking and the £200 stands! So relief! Hoping to get up there this weekend. Thanks for your advice! Is there anything i should look for specifically when i collect it? Would it be reasonable to ask for it to be opened up?
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2012, 10:39:55 am »
I'd not open it up, you'll need to reseal the halves together. 

I would put it into each gear and make sure it changes gear OK.  Then turn the input shaft and make sure it turns smoothly and there are no untoward noises.  Perhaps do this in every gear.

First thing I'd do when I've got it home is put some fresh gear oil in it.
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #33 on: May 11, 2012, 05:28:13 pm »
Don't suppose anyone has a number for richg40?
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2012, 09:35:45 am »
 :)A happy ending! Thanks Richg40.. Fitted your old box with a new clutch and its back on the road!!! :) So have a few spare gear box components now if anyone needs any?
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2012, 10:02:13 am »
Well done james , glad to see another happy ending.!

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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2012, 08:02:59 pm »
Glad to see it's been put to good use.
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #37 on: May 14, 2012, 09:06:48 am »
Will says it has transformed the car! Much better gear ratios compared with the 8P box! Smoother all round! We changed the gear oil and even the old oil was considerably better than that which came out of the original box. Not suprising though as having totally stripped out the old box, I found that a couple of the small fine thin gear rings had actually melted and fused themselves together hence the smoke when it popped I guess! Most of the rest of the internals were ok tho and the case is fine and I will get the outer case repaired as a spare for someone in the future!
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #38 on: May 14, 2012, 09:18:07 am »
glad to hear it!  Yes the proper ATV is better, it's worth the swap!

I wonder if the old box failure was down to lack of oil or gone off oil then?  If it got that hot it must have been dry surely?  Not that it really matters now.
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #39 on: May 14, 2012, 09:25:38 am »
Could be??? Will never know how much oil there was inside as the hole created by the bearings making a break for freedom would have let the oil drain out before we had a chance to disassemble it. But a lesson to others... good to check the state of theirs!
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Re: Broken gear box
« Reply #40 on: May 14, 2012, 09:42:45 am »
yeah that's true!

Definitely worth everyone checking gear oil levels and age.  I reckon the biggest cause of failure of these boxes is down to low oil or degraded old oil.
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