New guy needs some gearbox info!!

[frankycap]

Hi all, just regietered on here today, what a great forum. I currently live in Saudi Arabia and drive a 2006 clio 182, great little car indeed, unfortunately it's time for a new gearbox. Finding one out here is a challenge to say the least. Could anyone tell me the model/part no. for a 2006 182 gearbox? And finally, bit of a long shot but does anyone on here know the approx weight of the gearbox?( Looks like I will have to source one in UK and bring it here in hold luggage). Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Frank

 

[Struggler]

Im pretty certain the 182s use the same box as the 172s which is called the JC5,

as for weight its around 60kgs

 

[beng-120]

its really as much as 60kgs?
thats a lot for just a box

 

[Struggler]

wouldnt say 100%,

but theyve got the diff built in,

its a one person job to move them, but i doubt i could get one above my head!

possibly closer to 50kg's

but its definatley over 40!

 

[beng-120]

never realised they weighed so much!

 

[Struggler]

well theyre a cast aluminium casing casing full of steel shafts and gears!

what did you expect

 

[beng-120]

i dunno, maybe 30kgs, theyre not huge gearboxes

 

[hilldawg172]

There must be someone in saudi that can rebuild gearboxes!? It will cost you a small fortune to buy and deliever one from uk.

 

[frankycap]

outstanding response fellas, thanks very much indeed, aye I thought maybe 30-40kgs, I think I'll take it off myself and go from there. Yeah I'm sure someone somewhere out here rebuilds boxes but it's mostly big american cars or jap imports, no-one will touch a Renault although I have just discovered a renault dealer in Jeddah so if all else fails I'll bell them and take a deep breath! I will keep you posted on progress, thanks again. Frank

 

[Budgie]

35kgs, they weigh. JC5-130 i think is the 182 code, but any 172 or 182 'box will fit fine.

 

[Struggler]

sorry, my information was clearly off the mark

i'd take budgie's word over my estimate!!

 

[frankycap]

35kgs?? Result. I can take that as hold luggage then, probably get some strange looks at security but better than paying through the nose for fed-ex/dhl. Still haven't had time to get under the clio, this weekend will mostly be spent under there. Must keep smiling