Gear box and drive shaft? Goooone

[dubbed]

Some good offers already mate I hope it works out.

[Mr Messy]

Geeeeeeeez!
I'll be shifting just a little bit more carefully now.
I hope for all our sakes that the heavy clutch buggered things up and it's not some sort of design flaw.

[onevan]

Thanks everyone for the help. Just to give you guys an update if you're interested.

Barloworld Mascot will replace the gear box with a second hand one and new JV joint for $4414, but I can take it to Parra for ~$4142 (including towing to Parramatta). The guy I spoke to at Parra said that he's seen this issue before and has modified the gear box / drive shaft (?) to have bolts and not rivets as this is apparently a lot more secure.

There's also a chance I can get a new gear box for ~2500 to 3000 (thanks DUB 20V) but not sure if that's worth it?

[Golf Loon]

$4gs for a second hand box OMG!

Call me Dude. I can sort Towing for $150.

[Bug_racer]

Let it go Loon , you cant win em all

I would have changed flywheel as well

A brand new box isnt as good as a properly built one . The rivets are a problem and Ive just recently seen that even high tensile bolts can break as well . Its a learning curve albeit an expensive one . Every car I build with 400hp + Im gonna do with at least an 02m conversion as they are a strong box . 02j's are just too weak

$4gs for a second hand box OMG!

Call me Dude. I can sort Towing for $150.

[D3bb4]

How are they breaking? High tensile bolts tend to be brittle and shear easy. Just curious

[qsilverza]

Go teh O2M !!! AS you say Bug, these boxes are in a lot of HP cars and they don't tend to break.

Pity about the 02j's though. Man 4G!!! Rent a car and replace the box yourself or source yourself a new box and have the mod's done.

[D3bb4]

Other apparent Q: what cars do the 02m box come standard in? 6 speed or 5?

[Golf Loon]

Let it go Loon , you cant win em all

I would have changed flywheel as well

Its not about winning, I`m just trying to help the guy.

I reckon unscrupulous garages would change the box and charge him hard. I think the box should be at least inspected and maybe just change the driveshaft first and see if thats all it is. $300 bil instead of thousands.

Second opinion I think they call it. I`d get one if it was my car.

I`d change the flywheel too if the box came off.

[qsilverza]

Six speed box.

Other apparent Q: what cars do the 02m box come standard in? 6 speed or 5?