C60/C64 gearbox rebuild specialists

[JB21]

Apart from Rogue does anyone know where I could get my C60 rebuilt? Location isn't an issue as I'd send them to box and arrange collection once done.

Anyone know a ball park figure for full rebuild?

[Gaz mr-s]

Paul Woods. Used to have company Woodsport, but does transmission stuff on his own.
https://woodsport.org/joomla/

[J88TEO]

Gone are the days when manual transmission specilists are plentyful!

[Nvy]

These boxes are really easy to rebuild, its the tools and bearings costs that kills it for the average joe. You can measure and rebuild it in 4-5 hours. Tools, bearings and 4th gear syncro cost me in the area of 500 quids 2 years ago. Spent like 15 hours on it but now can do it a lot faster.

[Gaz mr-s]

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I'm all ears, even finding someone who would swap a diff over properly seems nearly impossible. Plenty of folk said yes, but then when I questioned about setting the shims correctly they didn't have a clue.... I bet most of them are just swapped by f***tards and have excessive backlash.
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I've never met him, but he castigates people on the f'book groups for not using pre-load. I believe a popular thing he does now is 6-speed conversions for Mk1's.
I heard recently that diff bearings cost into 3 figures.

[AJRFulton]

Paul Woods is recommended.

[mr2garageswindon]

I have used Bristol transmission for years. Highly recommended. No issues with manual boxes. I've had 3 VW T5 boxes done in last few years, 2 Renault Masters 2 MR2 boxes although 1 was deemed to damaged to repair economically so we replaced with a used 5 speed (Chilli Girls Sapphire mr2).

[mr2garageswindon]

I deal with them too (Simon I think it is?), I'll ask next time they ring as they have some bits on their way to me at the moment.

Yep Simon is a good guy very helpful. He couldn't source me a layshaft for a 1938 Morris Minor 3 speed gearbox I had in a few years ago but then nowhere else could either!

[Alex Knight]

Gloucester Road Gearboxes are very good.

[Ardent]

Not used them myself, but seem to have a good rep.

http://www.topgearservices.co.uk/

[Mark A]

I've used Patrick Chambers but he has currently a 2 month waiting list to swap a diff and preload etc.