not a good start

[ckings6056]

What was it like before you took it off the car?
No pic I'm afraid, might be as I'm using my phone

 

[theburns1]

Oh s**t I forgot to check, it was getting late so just wanted to quickly whip the shaft off to have a look. Picture

@ckings6056, thanks gaz

 

[ckings6056]

That doesn't look too bad actually fella...
Deffo worn but doesn't look as bad as mine did.

 

[theburns1]

Pretty sure its a new shaft though, if it is I'm guessing its gone before and the new shaft was the quick fix to sell.

 

[ckings6056]

Possibly! You can change the sleeve, it's tight but it does come off with some force!
Maybe worth changing it just to see if it sorts your problem?

 

[theburns1]

Possibly! You can change the sleeve, it's tight but it does come off with some force!
Maybe worth changing it just to see if it sorts your problem?

Cheers mate, have you got a link to where you bought yours. Had a quick look and couldn't find anything.

 

[ckings6056]

191527925048

EBay item number for you.

 

[theburns1]

191527925048

EBay item number for you.

Thank you, ordered

 

[ckings6056]

Amy news on this @theburns1

 

[theburns1]

No mate, I've had zero time to work on it. I tried today and my wife phones everyone round for a BBQ. Going to try tomorrow.

1 thing that is baffling me is that if I let the clutch totally out it bites and trys to go, so thinking of changing clutch too. I've read a couple of how to gear box removals and it seems such a ball ache, I've changed a few clutches but this seems awful. Thinking of craning the whole engine out the top and giving to and once over and tidying up the bay too.

 

[ckings6056]

It's not a hard job dropping the box out, just time consuming really... Access is tight on a few bits that need to come off.

As for the wife.... I know the feeling sometimes lol.

 

[theburns1]

Yeah seems long winded, similar time and I think I can have the engine out too. Plus as I said gives me chance to paint block up ect maybe a few mods.