Eddie Bermuda wrote:
> I ended up spending about £1750 on it to get the gearbox fixed, radiator
> fixed, and the front suspension fixed...then traded it in three months
> later and got £2500 for it (against a GT)...
>
> It's only money...
Indeed
C
>
> Catman wrote:
>> Eddie Bermuda wrote:
>>> My 156 2.0 TS lunched 5th gear...very unpleasant. The bearing looked
>>> like it had collapsed and that allowed enough movement for the gears
>>> to strip...all the swarf jammed the box. Had to have the gearbox
>>> stripped, gear and associated bits changed, a new clutch put in
>>> (since it was all in bits anyway) and rebuilt...£1000, but there was
>>> a lot of damage and it took a lot of labour time. Independent garage
>>> too. On the plus side, the car drove better than it ever had before!
>>>
>>> Good luck and hope it's not as serious.
>>
>> Cheers. Can't see it coming in much less than a grand TBH
>>
>>>
>>> Catman wrote:
>>>> SWMBO was driving to work today when there was 'a bang and a cloud
>>>> of smoke' and a 'bit of a loss of power, but it drove OK, but
>>>> there's a funny noise'
>>>>
>>>> 2 x AA men have looked so far
>>>> 1) Clutch has gone and hit gear box (! nice to know they are as ever
>>>> well trained. Last one I had refused to take anything off the bike
>>>> as 'fairings can break')
>>>> 2) Gearbox is gone. Not quite sure how it can be 'gone' since it
>>>> still changes gear and she managed to drive OK for several miles.
>>>>
>>>> My money is on either bearing or gear disintegration.
>>>>
>>>> Other theories? Hideous cost projections?
>>>> Prace Bets now
>>
>>
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