helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
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helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
So I took the fto that we were looking at to my mechanics
We put a long metal rod on the gear box and we can hear vibrations th rough the rod to ear.
Could this just be low on fluid? No crunches or anything.
GR model 171,000 kms on clock
Anyone have any similar experience
We put a long metal rod on the gear box and we can hear vibrations th rough the rod to ear.
Could this just be low on fluid? No crunches or anything.
GR model 171,000 kms on clock
Anyone have any similar experience
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Could be low, but could be a few other things, worn bearings etc.
There's a big ugly c**t around here somewhere that rebuilds them
There's a big ugly c**t around here somewhere that rebuilds them
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Primary input shaft bearing. Bout the same size as Toby's brain, but worth more.
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Input shaft bearing is an item to be replaced when clutch is changed?Bennoz wrote:Primary input shaft bearing. Bout the same size as Toby's brain, but worth more.
On another friend's FTO vibration seem to happen between 2000 - 4000 rpm, would that be it too? 1994 GPX
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Bennoz wrote:Primary input shaft bearing. Bout the same size as Toby's brain, but worth more.

Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
except maybe a p plater on a unicorn
except maybe a p plater on a unicorn
FTOcrazy273 wrote: Destinationtoby probably has one of THE best FTO's on the forum I never get tired of looking at his pics! Good work mate!
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Or if you aren't getting free labour to pull out, fix and replace bearings... Just buy Lawso's box...
I just had to add it ......
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Just noticed you are in NZ ...
I just had to add it ......
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Ha yes I am. From Nu Ziland 

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Kia ora bru ...Invader_X wrote:Ha yes I am. From Nu Ziland
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I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
I'm not Maori doerock_it wrote:Kia ora because ...Invader_X wrote:Ha yes I am. From Nu Ziland
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Re: helping a friend buy an fto: gearbox nois
Nup, input shaft bearing is in the box. Time to put a full bearing kit through it. We buy them from Cobra transmissions in the US. If you search you'll find the part number here.
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Invader_X wrote:I'm not Maori doerock_it wrote:Kia ora because ...Invader_X wrote:Ha yes I am. From Nu Ziland

And I had to change it, due to the W0rD F1lter ... Thanks Bennoz...
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke![]()
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
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