Help! T25 gearbox replacement North Yorkshire
Posted: 27 Apr 2014, 17:50
Help needed - anyone know of a garage in North Yorkshire that could replace a 1982 Aircooled T25 gearbox at short notice?
An old repair on the gearbox housing - the bracket that holds the bushing pin that locates the rear end of the gear shift rod - has failed. Bracket and pin have fallen off and are lost. Now unable to change gear. I can crawl under the van and select gears by hand, so limped 3 miles in 2nd gear to Wrens of Rydale campsite near Helmsley.
Home is Perthshire, but I need to be working in Yorkshire this week, so prepared to bite bullet and pay for replacement to be fitted down here, if possible, rather than get trucked home and take ages doing it myself.
Alternative to new gearbox is some blacksmithery type bodge to weld/bolt on temporary bracket and pin, but as gearbox housing is aluminium, not sure this would work.
Any suggestions gratefully received!
An old repair on the gearbox housing - the bracket that holds the bushing pin that locates the rear end of the gear shift rod - has failed. Bracket and pin have fallen off and are lost. Now unable to change gear. I can crawl under the van and select gears by hand, so limped 3 miles in 2nd gear to Wrens of Rydale campsite near Helmsley.
Home is Perthshire, but I need to be working in Yorkshire this week, so prepared to bite bullet and pay for replacement to be fitted down here, if possible, rather than get trucked home and take ages doing it myself.
Alternative to new gearbox is some blacksmithery type bodge to weld/bolt on temporary bracket and pin, but as gearbox housing is aluminium, not sure this would work.
Any suggestions gratefully received!