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hey guys, i own a '87 RX turbo aust delivered. about 2 kms from home the was a crunch and then NO more FWD. had to pull in and see what was wrong??? AND THE BLOODY COPS PULL UP! whats up with your car??? "bloody gear box!!" any way worked out RWD works and nursed it home? no the same car in RWD!
Any way some Q's?

new box $$$? i've been quoted $450
install by pro's??? Quote <$1000 inc new CV
and am i really going to kill my car driving for a short time in RWD?

yes i am replacing the clutch and clutch cable as well if i have to do the gearbox

you're advice boys would be golden!!!

Just and idea any awd boxes around??

youve probably blown a cv joint. if it works in 4wd only(rear wheels drive) then id almost say 100% youve done a cv joint. Did you notice any clicking whilst turning around corners and stuff?

have a feel of the cv joints to see it there's any loose metal floating around

one problem is that new cv's can be expensive

and rwd is fine for the time being.

alex

id say alex is on the ball there (didnt no he culd give advice like that)

yer if u had broken a gear or something when in FWD then i culdnt exactly see RWD working
but maybe im wrong in how i think they work

neway check otu cvs first

Thanks For the super quick reply!!
..... just had a quick look and the left cv is loose and the right one lock so you guy might be right as always!!! going to move my car and jack it up now at 2150 hah lol

Yep I concur, sounds like not as bad as u first thought.
I made the same mistake when I first had an L series....even went and bought another gearbox before finding it was just a smashed front CV!
(that was years ago, only just sold that spare gearbox last week too)

once they start clicking, dont do a fwd burnout down a kurb...they go BANG! i learnt that!

alex

just got it up and had a little look ( no that i knew what i was looking at) found the drive shaft and felt around the cv boot and guess what full of bearing and metal stuff i think. so you guys were right!!! good going guys! any way my gearbox ??? i pretty much still need a new box because 2nd gear has alot of beans in the case??? don't know what that could be started after hitting a curb at about 20ks not knowing where i was going!!! haha lol expensive laugh thou

gearbox is fine then i wouldnt wanna go to the effort of changing a box unless you actually blow a gear like i have in the last 4 weeks.
btw AWD gearboxes like yours are getting rarer dude.
just get a new cv -about $180 and you should be right for a while.

lol having the cops rock up when u break something, and then giving u another canary or other fine( not that that happened) that would be my worst nightmare

$180 for a new cv :O
thats heaps didnt no they were that much

That would be a full shaft I'd say.

matatak....CV shafts for my rs lib where $220 each at the cheapest i could find.....

i went into AMCOR today and looked for some OE gear..and the prices where blowing me away....my top radiator hose which ib bought was $37!!! genuine fuji heavy industries though...no compromise on quality ..i wont even mentiont he price of CV shafts.........


cheers
dave

my brand new turbo RS lib ones for $175 each. not the sh_tty off-the-shelf crap either (supercheap, Malz etc).... propper ones from Allen's CV Joint.

ny1 wanna find me CV shafts ill give u some form of extra payment