Apart from Ashcroft Transmissions who else do you recommend?

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bigvinnie

bigvinnie

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As the title says apart from Ashcroft Transmissions who else do you lot recommend?

Looking at a week dispatch time for a r380 box. But in the mean time was wondering if anybody else had used a different company.

My only issue wea Ashcroft is the core charge of 350 quid....that's money I need and don't want stuck in someone's bank for a week or 2.

Any help or recommendations are greatfully appreciated, I dinna have full internet the now so canna search ma sell properly !:(
 
bigvinnie said:
As the title says apart from Ashcroft Transmissions who else do you lot recommend?

Looking at a week dispatch time for a r380 box. But in the mean time was wondering if anybody else had used a different company.

My only issue wea Ashcroft is the core charge of 350 quid....that's money I need and don't want stuck in someone's bank for a week or 2.

Any help or recommendations are greatfully appreciated, I dinna have full internet the now so canna search ma sell properly !:(
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you get that back when you give them your old gear box. you can ship it back same day you receive the new one
 
bigvinnie said:
As the title says apart from Ashcroft Transmissions who else do you lot recommend?

Looking at a week dispatch time for a r380 box. But in the mean time was wondering if anybody else had used a different company.

My only issue wea Ashcroft is the core charge of 350 quid....that's money I need and don't want stuck in someone's bank for a week or 2.

Any help or recommendations are greatfully appreciated, I dinna have full internet the now so canna search ma sell properly !:(
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theres a few firms in stockton that are meant to be ok

EASI GEARS
Sun St, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 6HB
Tel: 01642 601280

C & S Gearbox Repairs
rear of 1, Salisbury St, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 7HY
Tel: 01642 634639
 
redhand said:
They spend about 45minutes on a recon transfer box. Usually it only gets new seals and a wash. Lad who runs a landy garage here won't use em due to short life before they fail again.
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So is your opinion then. How can a shop do that type of work as you claim, and be as successful as they are?

Like you slaging flux over your insurance, And the happy, happy campers on here with them:rolleyes:
 
Thor1950 said:
So is your opinion then. How can a shop do that type of work as you claim, and be as successful as they are?

Like you slaging flux over your insurance, And the happy, happy campers on here with them:rolleyes:
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Macdonalds are succesful but aint great food. Vinnie asked for recomendations and got em. Ive heard AW are good but aint used em me self. And flux seem to be your bedfellow but your not a customer of theirs. A little strange wouldnt you agree?
 
goonarmy said:
Macdonalds are succesful but aint great food. Vinnie asked for recomendations and got em. Ive heard AW are good but aint used em me self. And flux seem to be your bedfellow but your not a customer of theirs. A little strange wouldnt you agree?
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Amazing as to how Red dosen't like something or disagrees with him it is either **** or you are fooked up:rolleyes: Rather prejudiced in his views
 
bigvinnie said:
As the title says apart from Ashcroft Transmissions who else do you lot recommend?

Looking at a week dispatch time for a r380 box. But in the mean time was wondering if anybody else had used a different company.

My only issue wea Ashcroft is the core charge of 350 quid....that's money I need and don't want stuck in someone's bank for a week or 2.

Any help or recommendations are greatfully appreciated, I dinna have full internet the now so canna search ma sell properly !:(
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whats up with yours ,most places wont refund a surcharge if drive is lost through input and layshaft beariing failure
 
jamesmartin said:
whats up with yours ,most places wont refund a surcharge if drive is lost through input and layshaft beariing failure
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The box still works but 1st 2nd 3rd and 5th are very noisy comming down the box. 5th gear "screams" at anything over 40/50mph. Going from 3rd to 2nd to 1st you have resistance and a scrapping noise and feed back from the box. There is serious clunking and when in neutral and clutch out it rattles something chronic!

I need to replace the Rear crank oil seal as I'm loosing serious oil now. So I figure if I'm going to replace the seal and clutch lets do the box and sort out the drive train...I've been informed if all the box is there you'll get the sub charge back.

Redhand, Mutznuts and Dr Evil cheers for the other options. Thinking AW in Coventry will be getting a call tomorrow.
 
Thor1950 said:
So is your opinion then. How can a shop do that type of work as you claim, and be as successful as they are?

Like you slaging flux over your insurance, And the happy, happy campers on here with them:rolleyes:
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Nope not my opinion at all it is the opinion of a very successful garage owner who has fitted quite a few Ashcroft units and had complaints about them. As well as his customers and friends telling him about problems they have had . Including one who got thru 3 Ashcroft gearboxes in 2 years. and then went and bought a recon box of whitehouse Transmissions. and has had it for ages with no problems.

As for Flux there are as many people who have had problems with them as there are who are happy with their service.

For Me it was Them cancelling my insurance because I lived in a caravan, and then telling me I couldn't have a refund even though the policy was less than 2 months old. I only got the refund because I spat my dummy and threatened to post it on every forum I could think of. & start a Flux is crap facebook page. :rolleyes:
 
Speak to Andy at AW Transmissions in Coventry.

I've just had the front & rear diffs stripped/reconditioned and had a complete overhaul/ratio change on my transfer box. (1:222 to 1:410)

Andy is an absolute pleasure to deal with, REALLY knows his stuff and WON'T rip you off.
 
Thor1950 said:
Amazing as to how Red dosen't like something or disagrees with him it is either **** or you are fooked up:rolleyes: Rather prejudiced in his views
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Hs thinks it ****. Thats an opinion based on summit. I cant understand how you have such strong veiws on landy related service providers yet dont own a landy. Personally flux were the chapest on range rover by far, a bit off on mondeo and miles off on fiesta quotes.
 
redhand said:
how much did the Transfer box rebuild cost ya???

PM us if ya don't want ya missus logging on and seeing how much ya spent :D
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It's a standard charge to all customers so don't mind saying what it cost.

The transfer box had a 100% strip down and replacement of worn parts where needed.
The ratio was changed from 1:222 to 1:410 and also had a cross drilled input gear fitted.

Total was around the £575 mark.

Hard to give an accurate figure as I part ex'd a a totally knackered R380 box (wasn't much left that was usable) & badly worn transfer box, so obviously parted with a lot less ££ than that.
 
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