My E30 Gearbox problem solved - u should read this!

[M5pilot]

Picked up a reploacement gearbox from AndyP last night (cheers dude!).

Dropped the car with gearbox to Bexleys and had a phone call a while back.

The clutch was replaced very recently but who ever did it didnt put the dowels back in and the whole gearbox had 3 bolts on it!!.....yes 3!!

No wonder the gearbox got shagged and the gear lever was sitting 2 inches too far back!

Anyway, all is good now and short shift conversion was also put in.

Scorpion DTM wrongness back box also fitted!

Hopefully its a much nicer car to drive now and doesnt require all my bodyweight to change gears.

Dont you just hate mechanics that cant do their job properly!

[Jhonno]

my last car had the clutch replaced only it turns out they didnt do it up properly so it started slipping like a mofo.. so they sold it with a knackered clutch to me (cheap) all i had to do was tighten the bolts up, of which 2 were missing and the rest barely in

[M5pilot]

If the moron who did the clutch actually bothered to even put the bolts in I wouldnt have to replace the bloody gearbox!

Oh well, good thing I paid next to nothing for it in the first place otherwise I'd be crying!

First time im gonna have a short shifted E30 aswell!

[Geeman]

Sal... which shifter did you go for in the end...? The 1.9 or the 2.8 unit...?

Giles.

[Jhonno]

First time im gonna have a short shifted E30 aswell!