Re:Transmission / driveline noise on 2006 Jimny - Worried

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Thanks Jack
Been in touch with South West Transmissions in Exeter, near me, and been given a "sensible" price to recon the box.
The decision now is whether to drive the 40 miles to drop the vehicle off, or use a local garage to remove and ship across, which will take a bit longer.
Thinking I''ll go the local route, to save any further undue stress on the gearing
Cheers

I know that it is easy to spend someone else's money, but you might as well get a clutch kit fitted, or at least a new release bearing and the clutch inspected for wear whilst the gearbox is out, it is a (expensive if you are paying someone) pain to get the gearbox out, so you really don't want to have to get it out again in short order.


You often see Jimnys of that age in Copart with no gearbox, whether they have been stolen for the gearbox or it was taken out and they can't recon it or get a good second hand one I don't know....
There is a 2008 at Copart now, no damage, runs & drives, I bet that needs a gearbox!
 

I could hear the bearings go and thought I had a few km's in it still, like in the SJ where I had all the time in the world. But I did not take the warnings I got in here seriously enough and just 5-6km after hearing the noise and was sure it was the bearings, the bearings broke and took the gearwheels with them in an awful sound. Total write off.
I got very lucky to find a second hand Gearbox from a wrecker, The only wrecked jimny newer than 08 or 09 in Norway, and bought the gearbox. Stuck a camera in there to see the bearings had green plastic side covers and was closed up so I knew it was the upgraded gear box.

yakuza wrote:

I could hear the bearings go and thought I had a few km's in it still, like in the SJ where I had all the time in the world. But I did not take the warnings I got in here seriously enough and just 5-6km after hearing the noise and was sure it was the bearings, the bearings broke and took the gearwheels with them in an awful sound. Total write off.
I got very lucky to find a second hand Gearbox from a wrecker, The only wrecked jimny newer than 08 or 09 in Norway, and bought the gearbox. Stuck a camera in there to see the bearings had green plastic side covers and was closed up so I knew it was the upgraded gear box.

This is good strong advice, on this gearbox you should stop driving and investigate immediately. Within a very short distance the bearings will break up and the shaft will drop into the rest of the gearbox and destroy it.

Thanks for all the advice

I've bitten the bullet and its getting trailered into South West Transmissions, in Exeter, where it's booked in for this Friday.
They're doing the whole job including new clutch kit and fluids for £1400