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I seriously think you should hold fire especialy after your last comment about its working fine in other gears and just no obvious selection of some gears. I would be very keen to say you have lost a location dowel / pin. Which will be in the bottom of the box. As shown the selector mech is all on the on eside and comes of quite easily. When the mechanic has the box of somebody needs to open it up and have a look and stick the unstuck bits back together and have a look at the bearings if you feel brave. That way you have a box you know you trust and its the right box.
It also leaves me with the original gearbox to be fettled and refurbed in due course for myself or the next owner.
However, Planet Gears in Peterborough quoted £660+VAT (£210 gearbox refurb and £450 labour) for removal, refurb and clutch fitting £875 which is very reasonable.
They are experts and even did a PK6 last week. So a very good option. Unfortunately my newborn is not well and we are frequenting the hospital just now and need a car ASAP.
Using the gentleman 1 mile down the road gets the car back on the road Thursday evening - assuming the clutch arrives tomorrow. More importantly, in terms of my time it is just a couple of hours, and naturally we are extermely busy parents just now and I have a full time job.
Will post some pics of the used Laguna gearbox tomorrow.
Right failed MOT on various split gaiters/boots and handbrake refurb needed. Anybody know what kit to buy? O-rings etc?
Also indicator sporadic but not sure what is causing that will take out each bulb and clean and check earths.
purchased
I dont wanna lift the car and not have parts to hand. 2dg though, skin likes to slice at lower temps, chipped knuckles ahoy (or wear heavy gloves).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183590597715
The tell tail is the dash light all the others are OK other wise they would have failed the car.
New track rod end 11quidish.
New ball joint - press fit can be done on the car but better to take the whole arm of and refurb or replace.
ARB - dust cover I didn't realise this was a fail ???
Pain that you have stuff on both sides.
@Gib They probably mean the drop link lower ball joint. In which case it would soon start knocking if the grease was lost.
Where as ARB's where advise if covers are torn and only fail if loose at presentation not that they could become loose due to exposure and wear
Saying that I have no idea how a battery is not required to be strapped any more ?
Engine bays are so packed these days that the battery even if not clamped is "unlikely to fall from it's position"
http://Avantime-owners.com/techsheets/Replacing Bulbs or Fan speed controller-28_06_2020.pdf
c/o @matraman243
I was always taught that minor and majors are split along the lines of dangerous at presentation or without remedy be dangerous at some point in the future rather than could affect the car now or at some point in the future.
i.e Cv joints will overheat and then jam or break apart if they go dry where as a drop link shearing will give you massive lean but no pitch also it will allow movement not restrict or jam. On Coupe quattos we used to remove the rear ARB links and leave it in place as it changed the handling to loosen up the rear on track
I genuinely was surprised that it was a major I have rose jointed the Murena and have no covers on at all.
PS rolling a car with a loose battery is not a good idea.
PPS Ben the offer is still open for me to help with the gearbox.
"If a front sway bar is broken, then you’ll experience significant differences in how the car handles (steers). It will feel “looser”, particularly when driving at high speeds. It’s very possible that this will cause you to lose control of the car, resulting in a serious accident if you’re not prepared for it."
extracted from: https://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/04/is-it-safe-to-drive-with-a-broken-sway-bar/
Kudos to the creators. I have purchased new bulbs as shown below, hope they are correct! I fancy that job in this weather, not anything else. The rev counter has gone out as well so that will solve that too. I can also wind the mileage clock back with a pencil (joke btw, I'm not Quentin Wilson!). However the tell tales work from time to time so it might it be a case of cleaning all connections. Still, better to change the bulbs once you are in there! Should I also change the motor speed controller at the same time? or just clean the fan.
The dash holds a plethora of bulb types. There is an article in the downloads section which may help:
http://Avantime-owners.com/techsheets/Bulb fittings in Avantime dash 28_06_2020.pdf