how much for series 3 gear box/trans

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i paid 70quid for a gearbox, transfer box and overdrive couply months ago, i paid a bit more seein as it had the overdrive but i would pay 50 quid just for a gearbox and transfer box. :D
 
Got a couple of half decent S3 gearboxes here, would accept £50 for either. Both have had an overdrive removed recently. I'm in SW Wales, no idea where you are.
 
My advice - Get stuck in and rebuild your existing gearbox yourself!

I looked bought a secondhand Series gearbox from a specialist, got it home, removed the drain plug and out came a load of bearings. He took it back. I looked at several other gearboxes in his spares vehicles but they all had bearings/ iron filings etc in the drain plug. My advice is don't bother wasting time and money buying secondhand gearboxes that have not been overhauled. As long as all the gears are working in your box and especially if the synchromeshes are working well, I would recommend stripping yours down, replacing the broken parts (probably just a bearing costing less than £10), all gaskets and seals, that way you will probably spend less money and waste less time than you would buying a crap secondhand gearbox and it won't leak - for a while anyway! If you're competent enough to swap a gearbox then I can't see that you should have any major problems rebuilding a series gearbox. The Series III Parts catalogue will be very helpful for finding part numbers.
 
fenby1976 said:
My advice - Get stuck in and rebuild your existing gearbox yourself!

I looked bought a secondhand Series gearbox from a specialist, got it home, removed the drain plug and out came a load of bearings. He took it back. I looked at several other gearboxes in his spares vehicles but they all had bearings/ iron filings etc in the drain plug. My advice is don't bother wasting time and money buying secondhand gearboxes that have not been overhauled. As long as all the gears are working in your box and especially if the synchromeshes are working well, I would recommend stripping yours down, replacing the broken parts (probably just a bearing costing less than £10), all gaskets and seals, that way you will probably spend less money and waste less time than you would buying a crap secondhand gearbox and it won't leak - for a while anyway! If you're competent enough to swap a gearbox then I can't see that you should have any major problems rebuilding a series gearbox. The Series III Parts catalogue will be very helpful for finding part numbers.
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i wil think about that one thanks
 
You know, I can change/strip and rebuild any engine.....


But delving into a gearbox fills me with terror!!:eek: :eek:

Never done one, and am loathe to start, visions of springs, clips, bearings and cogs all falling out onto the floor puts the fear of God into me......:eek:
 
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