June 3, 201510 yr Hi all, Since I have had my scoob Its always had a strange judder when pulling off and gearing down, I just took it to a blokes house who is pretty sure its the gearbox Does anyone know anywhere near Staffordshire that can rebuild my box or buy a used/recon one for pretty cheap?? Thanks in advance ! :(
June 3, 201510 yr Sure it's not the clutch ? Sounds a bit odd for the box to judder, maybe worth dropping the oil and seeing what state it's in before pulling the box.
June 3, 201510 yr If you took it to a garage and the oil was black, or had loads of swarf in it then it's obviously needs a change/inspecting further There's g.e.ar.s in Liverpool http://gears.tv/ Or http://www.hdcsubaru.com/gearboxes.html If you can't find anything local
June 3, 201510 yr it could be the clutch, have you got any receipts for a replacement? if you needed a new one, would you want the best place or the cheapest? it won't be the same place lol
June 3, 201510 yr Author Thanks for the help guys, I'm going to try take it into ScoobyClinic sat to have another opinion, I would just want cheapest place to be honest, as long as it's drive able in heavy traffic (to and from work)
June 3, 201510 yr the clinic is a good choice the cheap option isn't always the best way. it might cost you £500 for it 'repaired' and fail again in 6 months, or just pay, say £800 and have it sorted properly. a bloke was advertising on ebay offering gear box rebuilds for £400. guess how much abuse he got from people that know you can't do a rebuilt for £400 a 'specialist' local to me does cheap work on cars, but most of them end up in scoobyclinic 3 months later being sorted properly. who needs to buy proper gaskets when you can buy silicone from poundland........
June 3, 201510 yr Author Yea you have a good point, the car is pretty hard to live with at the min tho and won't have cash to fix it for few months, hopefully clinic will say the box is OK!
June 4, 201510 yr I still reckon it's the clutch, i'd even go with a paddle clutch that's been installed, is it ok during normal up shifts ?
June 4, 201510 yr Author Shudders up and down all the gears, the car is virtually stock too, but it has done 140k
June 6, 201510 yr Gears for me I was going to get one from them for £650 reconditioned. But by chance they didn't pick up the phone. So spoke to Martin he's sorted me out now :D But does sound more like Clutch or oil related. Gearbox would give you trouble getting gears even noise from it when moving if it's broken a bit off and gone in the diff.
June 6, 201510 yr Author Good news! Went to Clinic yesterday (great bunch of lads), One of the mechs went out in my car to see what he thought, came back and said he thinks clutch isnt aligned properly, not the gearbox! Was quite funny tho as he also told me I wasn't using V Power fuel (which I wasn't), apparently he said it didn't smell and sound right at high RPM and I should always use V power! haha So its not booked in for next Sat for Clutch (recon fly if needed) and both front callipers replaced with refurbs as seized piston! Really happy with the outcome! Also an excellent drive from my house to Clinic as it takes me over Buxton and Bakewell!
June 6, 201510 yr yep, you should always use 99 ron fuel, either v-power nitro or tesco momentum. you wouldn't buy a thoroughbred race horse and then just feed it on tesco value horse food would you ;) the clinic are a good bunch of lads, how many big tuners would let you walk around their workshops?
June 8, 201510 yr Author Yea I'm pretty happy with the outcome, can't wait for it to be fixed Sat! Also, they showed me a brand new black Scoob project that they were working on, should be good for 600bhp once finished! looked bad ****!
June 14, 201510 yr Hi mate i have a gearbox for your car in good condition from a dealer maintained car,im in Edinburgh but if you are interested you could get a quote on anyvan website or alike.i dont offer dodgy or problem parts and any inspection welcome At my workshop before buying.could send pics if you want.cheers
June 15, 201510 yr Author Thanks for the reply mate, but I think its OK! it had clutch and fly done as well as new gearbox seal (as was leaking) How much u want for it dude?
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