tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
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Mine imploded today. 
1.9cdit 120bhp 132k miles
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Nic Barnes
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Location: nowhere near ginger people
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I've heard the first one of the production line exploded as someone looked at it
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Nic Barnes
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Steve is more stable than an m32
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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Steve rebuilds gearboxes on his mums kitchen table
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Mine is getting beautifully noisy in 6th. Must get it booked in. 82k on the clock
[Edited on 31-05-2015 by pow]
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tom130691
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Location: Daventry
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Mine is getting beautifully noisy in 6th. Must get it booked in. 82k on the clock
[Edited on 31-05-2015 by pow]
don't ignore it for too long or you'll smash it to bits like me,
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Just changed the oil in mine 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote: Originally posted by tom130691
quote: Originally posted by pow
Mine is getting beautifully noisy in 6th. Must get it booked in. 82k on the clock
[Edited on 31-05-2015 by pow]
don't ignore it for too long or you'll smash it to bits like me,
In another 50,000 miles
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
Location: Thame
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Mine has no 6th gear left and about half of 1st by the sounds of it
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
quote: Originally posted by tom130691
quote: Originally posted by pow
Mine is getting beautifully noisy in 6th. Must get it booked in. 82k on the clock
[Edited on 31-05-2015 by pow]
don't ignore it for too long or you'll smash it to bits like me,
In another 50,000 miles
mine did like 5K 
was abit bumpy in first and reverse couple of days before, thought it was the dual mass fly wheel, apparently not
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pow
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Yeah I really need to do it, the rocking in 1st and 6th is a little offputting, as is the noise I get when coming off the gas in 6th.
[Edited on 01-06-2015 by pow]
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chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
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Warren G rebuilt mine on about 95K
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3CorsaMeal
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220,000miles on my gearbox, VW 02A
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tom130691
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Yeah I really need to do it, the rocking in 1st and 6th is a little offputting, as is the noise I get when coming off the gas in 6th.
[Edited on 01-06-2015 by pow]
mine wined on gas
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Nic Barnes
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im on my 2nd rear gearbox on my mountain bike
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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My F23 is going strong at 12yrs/72k
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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As is my F23 at 12yrs/113k. Clutch needs bled though.
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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My F23 is 14 years old, and around 110k. It does rattle under load.
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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
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What causes them to fail?
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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bearings
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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I reckon the casing cast is cheaply and poorly made. Perhaps applying too much pre load on the bearings.
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Jambo
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Who makes the gearbox?
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3CorsaMeal
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Madmike makes them
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Gsi_Ire
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Location: Republic of Ireland
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Mine did 225k miles and never missed a beat...
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tom130691
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Location: Daventry
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
I reckon the casing cast is cheaply and poorly made. Perhaps applying too much pre load on the bearings.
bearing interface would be machined
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