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My car broke this monday. I can't change my gear, My car is stuck in Neutral. People who drove/heard my car said it was the release bearing. However, most mechanic I spoke tells me it doesnt make sens because if it was the release bearing it would only make a sound when the clutch is pressed and the sound was there when the clutch was depressed ( at idle).
Tranny 1 ( the one in my car) : Was rebuilt 6000km ago, they only found the reverse spring, input shaft bearing and 2-3 synchro defective. box was working great and never had a grinding. However, now something is broked. it could be a stupid 60$ part like the fork but we don't know till we open it up.
Tranny 2: Was told the 4th was grinding but common problem on GTR. Took the tranny to the shop, the guy call me today " Hey man, we can't find half of the part needed! We know it's the same as 300ZX TT but most of our distributor have nothing or their kit is incomplete''.
Actually, the 4th gear assembly with the input shaft connected need replacement, a couple of bearings, and 3-4 synchro is pretty dead. That's what he found out in one hour, he said he might find more parts when we tear it down further more..
Bearing kit and synchro from king-o-matic suppose to be around 350$
However I already have the nissan synchro kit 1-5 ( guess I will just sell it back on the forum)
4th gear assembly ( the 3th gear is 200$ on rhdjapan, this one cost more than the 3th so no clue on the actual price)
Sub total: at least 600+ tax + a solid 600$ in labour.
Question ? your thought?
Should I told them to open up my tranny 1 and use the gear/synchro and put it in tranny 2 and call it a day? Cuz now the problem is not only the price of the rebuilt kit but the time/waiting time to get theses parts from various sources ( I wanna drive the damn car!!)
would you do this? what would you do ? is the shop over exagerating the part needed?
My car broke this monday. I can't change my gear, My car is stuck in Neutral. People who drove/heard my car said it was the release bearing. However, most mechanic I spoke tells me it doesnt make sens because if it was the release bearing it would only make a sound when the clutch is pressed and the sound was there when the clutch was depressed ( at idle).
Tranny 1 ( the one in my car) : Was rebuilt 6000km ago, they only found the reverse spring, input shaft bearing and 2-3 synchro defective. box was working great and never had a grinding. However, now something is broked. it could be a stupid 60$ part like the fork but we don't know till we open it up.
Tranny 2: Was told the 4th was grinding but common problem on GTR. Took the tranny to the shop, the guy call me today " Hey man, we can't find half of the part needed! We know it's the same as 300ZX TT but most of our distributor have nothing or their kit is incomplete''.
Actually, the 4th gear assembly with the input shaft connected need replacement, a couple of bearings, and 3-4 synchro is pretty dead. That's what he found out in one hour, he said he might find more parts when we tear it down further more..
Bearing kit and synchro from king-o-matic suppose to be around 350$
However I already have the nissan synchro kit 1-5 ( guess I will just sell it back on the forum)
4th gear assembly ( the 3th gear is 200$ on rhdjapan, this one cost more than the 3th so no clue on the actual price)
Sub total: at least 600+ tax + a solid 600$ in labour.
Question ? your thought?
Should I told them to open up my tranny 1 and use the gear/synchro and put it in tranny 2 and call it a day? Cuz now the problem is not only the price of the rebuilt kit but the time/waiting time to get theses parts from various sources ( I wanna drive the damn car!!)
would you do this? what would you do ? is the shop over exagerating the part needed?
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