Derby garage, mechanic, help? - Need me nuts sorting! :o)

[WindowLicker]

Hi,

Im fairly new around these shores but been lurking for a while and find the forums very informative and helpful, so thanks for being here........

Right with all the formalities out of the way I have a problem, or should I say my girlfriends car has a problem. The other day travelling back from from her brothers wedding suddenly out of nowhere it starts whining (the car not her) and this happens when she put it into 5th gear and accelerates, gradually increasing in noise the longer she accelerated.

She phoned many garages yesterday to be told that she would need a new Gearbox, with prices ranging from just over £600 to around £450. Anyway to my dismay at having to fork out such an amount of money I thought I would do some research on the net and especially here. To cut a long story short Im 99.9% sure that its the good old 5th gear nut/s that have come loose and need replacing. So after I told her this she phones half a dozen places back and was told that they would not take a gear box apart and only replaced them, some got quite frosty with her for suggesting such a thing (which I was rather by).

Now I appreciate that they cannot just take our/her word for it (or can they?:confused:) but knowing that we could save a fortune by just replacing the nuts rather than replacing the whole gearbox I have no idea how to go about getting it resolved and fixed? For starters it is out of the question that I would do it as I have no idea what to do when it comes to these things and fear that after putting the car back together once fixed it would resemble that of a spaceship rather than that of a Felicia! Are there any garages/mechanics out there that would do such a job and appreciate that this would be the problem rather than assuming that its something else and refusing to do the job? As you can probably gather Im completely clueless when it comes to all of this and would appreciate any form of help however little as I dont know where to go from here.

Many thanks in advance.

Nick

p.s We live in Derby city.

[Alex]

Try contacting DSB in Nottingham, his number can be found with a search.

[mannyo]

When my brothers car went like that, the main dealer fixed it without any trouble and quiet cheaply. In the meantime try and avoid using 5th gear otherwise the loose nut might come off and then you will need a new gearbox. Use 1,2,3,4 and Reverse only.

[trundlenut]

I use a garage in Long Eaton who are good, PM me if you want the details. If it is a case of repairing rather than replacing, then they're the guys.

[Richierich32]

Hi,

Im fairly new around these shores but been lurking for a while and find the forums very informative and helpful, so thanks for being here........

Right with all the formalities out of the way I have a problem, or should I say my girlfriends car has a problem. The other day travelling back from from her brothers wedding suddenly out of nowhere it starts whining (the car not her) and this happens when she put it into 5th gear and accelerates, gradually increasing in noise the longer she accelerated.

She phoned many garages yesterday to be told that she would need a new Gearbox, with prices ranging from just over £600 to around £450. Anyway to my dismay at having to fork out such an amount of money I thought I would do some research on the net and especially here. To cut a long story short Im 99.9% sure that its the good old 5th gear nut/s that have come loose and need replacing. So after I told her this she phones half a dozen places back and was told that they would not take a gear box apart and only replaced them, some got quite frosty with her for suggesting such a thing (which I was rather by).

Now I appreciate that they cannot just take our/her word for it (or can they?:confused:) but knowing that we could save a fortune by just replacing the nuts rather than replacing the whole gearbox I have no idea how to go about getting it resolved and fixed? For starters it is out of the question that I would do it as I have no idea what to do when it comes to these things and fear that after putting the car back together once fixed it would resemble that of a spaceship rather than that of a Felicia! Are there any garages/mechanics out there that would do such a job and appreciate that this would be the problem rather than assuming that its something else and refusing to do the job? As you can probably gather Im completely clueless when it comes to all of this and would appreciate any form of help however little as I dont know where to go from here.

Many thanks in advance.

Nick

p.s We live in Derby city.

The local Revo garage - Sportstech in Long Eaton know what there doing...but that cheap tbf

[cancerman]

hey mate contact rainworth motor in mansfield i hear that they are very good

there number is 01623 623400