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Excuse the delay in updating you, it's taken some time for the repairs to be cometed. The gearbox had a full rebuild 18 months ago. When it went pop this time, the oil pump disintegrated in the gearbox. The reason this happened was that the specialist gearbox garage (who'd done the rebuild)...

Excuse the delay in updating you, it's taken some time for the repairs to be cometed. The gearbox had a full rebuild 18 months ago. When it went pop this time, the oil pump disintegrated in the gearbox. The reason this happened was that the specialist gearbox garage (who'd done the rebuild)...

What does that mean in terms of labour and cost? I don't like the emojis you used lol

I most certainly will and am grateful to all the excellent input here.

Thanks for this, I'll have a look in the light tomorrow. Given the noise, this seems to be a good possibility.

Thanks for the suggestion, I tried this a couple of times, but as a rattling noise developed, I thought it best to turn off the engine and look online for answers.

Thank you

I hope the same Mark, but I'm not overly hopeful. I'll let you know what they find.

Hi, I had it checked out and was told it was wheel balance, but tbh I thought it was my torque converter, now more so.

05 TD6 Vogue. I was driving tonight when it felt like the car went into neutral. No warnings nor unusual noises. I tried manual and sport as I coasted to a halt, but still like the car was in neutral. I turned the engine off, restarted and engaged drive, but nothing happened except the...

Thank you I'll have a check OTE="brianp38dse, post: 5153985, member: 112774"]Look for any play in the uj joints, you will need to jack up one side so the wheels are off the ground then give the props a good twist back and forth looking for play and listening for clunks

Thank you, exactly what should I be looking for with the joints? There's no noticible loss in power. Just the strong vibration, very similar to when my transmission went bad on my Subaru. Except when I increase the power on the RR the vibration goes away.

Thank you, exactly what should I be looking for with the joints?

Thank you, would the tacho needle also move in unison with the vibrations in this case?

Total brain fart from reading too many threads I was thinking CV joints as a possible. Amended original.