Transaxle question
- Thread starter JM1962
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New old box fitted today. Did the job on my driveway, took me about 6 hours in total. Getting the new box in on your own with only a trolley jack is difficult, I had to go to the local builders yard and get some wooden blocks to pack the front and rear of the box with the jack in the middle.
£75 for the box, £20 for oil, £5 for 2 oil seals and a fiver for some wood !
Car drives great with smooth changes and no whining so I guess I got lucky with S/H box. I am now a very happy bunny !
rob944s
New member
Hi jim, isn`t funny how all your best freinds are busy when there is a dirty job to do[
], or is it just my freinds that say that. ps did you mount the gearbox cross member to the gearbox before you put it back in the car or before the gearbox went up and in.. do let me know as my g-box will be re-fitted shortly...
], or is it just my freinds that say that. ps did you mount the gearbox cross member to the gearbox before you put it back in the car or before the gearbox went up and in.. do let me know as my g-box will be re-fitted shortly...Rob, I can't help you with the crossmember question because my car is an 85, the G/box mounts are on the side of the box and it is therefore much easier to get into position. Here is a link which may help you to decide the best way of doing it.
http://clarks-garage.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2531&highlight=transmission
Interestingly, I asked several local garages how much they would charge for the G/box swap, some wanted an open ended "it costs what it costs" at £35 an hour, some said a day to a day and a half and my nearest Porsche specialist said 4-5 hours at £50 an hour. All this when you read on the web, that if you have the right equipment its a 2 hour job. A strong incentive to do it yourself !
Good luck, you will get a lot of satisfaction doing it yourself and you will know that the jobs been done right.
http://clarks-garage.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2531&highlight=transmission
Interestingly, I asked several local garages how much they would charge for the G/box swap, some wanted an open ended "it costs what it costs" at £35 an hour, some said a day to a day and a half and my nearest Porsche specialist said 4-5 hours at £50 an hour. All this when you read on the web, that if you have the right equipment its a 2 hour job. A strong incentive to do it yourself !
Good luck, you will get a lot of satisfaction doing it yourself and you will know that the jobs been done right.
Sorry to dissapoint Peanut, I didn't do it in 2 hours, I did it in about 6, but that was with no assistance. 2 hours is what the experts are supposed to be able to do it in with a ramp and a gearbox jack etc. I reckon I saved the best part of £200 by doing it myself, plus I actually enjoyed it and got some satisfaction.
peanut
Active member
well I did take 2 hours with a pinch of salt but still you did really well. I've not replaced a 944 gbox but did do a MGB with overdrive on my own once and that is about 6`.0" long . remember lying on my back in the gutter pushing it into place with rainwater pouring down the gutter into the neck of my overalls and out through the ankles lol What we do to save a few bob eh !
peanut
Active member
Ha! I had it made for me by a really nice Yank.
He's disabled and really into Bikes and Nascar and stuff and he offers animated gifs free on his website.
http://www.avatarsbymas.com/
he's probably gonna get buried in requests for animated 944 now hee hee
He's disabled and really into Bikes and Nascar and stuff and he offers animated gifs free on his website.
http://www.avatarsbymas.com/
he's probably gonna get buried in requests for animated 944 now hee hee
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