buster Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Anyone sending there v160/161 to jacks soon? I need to send one out but would be great to combine postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen_power Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) What sort of prices have you been getting for postage? Edited November 28, 2015 by mugen_power (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Anyone sending there v160/161 to jacks soon? I need to send one out but would be great to combine postage You mean like put them in the same Jiffy bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Ups are good costs and no real max weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I am just toying (note, TOYING) with the idea of gearing up, forgive the pun, to rebuild these units. What prices are they citing for various levels of rebuilds? What issues are you guys seeing? Whining? Jumping out of gear? Severe vibration in certain gears? Purely precautionary rebuilds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I have had a couple rebuilt here in Finland. There's nothing special about it. The pullers might need to be modified if thy arent made for a Getrag. The gears are really tight, so you need quality pullers. Mine had synchros changed and one had the gear selector fork break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hi Krister, did you use the transmission for drag type gear changes? Or even drag racing? How much torque were you putting through it, do you know? Thanks. I am well aware of how tight some gears are on the shafts and the fact sometimes cutting them off and renewing them, even if they were OK, is the only way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen_power Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Never mind I'm out, they don't rebuild R154's anymore, anyone know any good companies for an R154? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Second the R154 rebuild. I'm looking to have mine fully rebuilt next couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Martin crawler do rebuilds for r154 once again USA and Chris take a look at there web site prices are also there if you do I'll send my box to you same time as the engine and uk brakes http://www.jackstransmissions.com/collections/supra-v160-rebuild-options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I might have found somewhere in Newcastle that can rebuild V-160s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 are they any good tho this is what worry a me as it's an expensive box to let average engineers work on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 they are a transmission specialist , bloke there just said we shouldnt have any problems doing it , I think he thought I wanted them to remove the gearbox then strip it down coz he quoted me £600 plus any parts that need to be replaced I would love to learn how to referb the box myself but it seems a massive job thats Joe Hussain doing the referb there and he said he would do mine but i think its going to cost an absolute fortune to send it to and from the states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Hi Krister, did you use the transmission for drag type gear changes? Or even drag racing? How much torque were you putting through it, do you know? Thanks. I am well aware of how tight some gears are on the shafts and the fact sometimes cutting them off and renewing them, even if they were OK, is the only way. Have done some drag racing, but I hurt the synchros with a bad clutch which didnt disengage fully. Not sure why the gear fork broke, wasnt pushing the transmission at that time very hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 mine is from an ex time attack car so its not had an easy life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 There's nothing trick about them, it's just people have to accept the price of the bits, and sometimes if a gear or synchro hub will NOT pull of it needs to be destroyed to get it off. They are also time consuming to do. Probably a good eight hours plus solid with it on the bench. Without "issues". Plus, don't forget no sane person will warrant a road car gearbox used for none normal road usage. So you can probably forget warranty claims if you have 700 BHP or are fond of drifting, track days or (shudder, the worst thing a transmission can suffer...) drag racing. For example, here's a little bit of this company's exclusion clauses: "Purchaser understands, recognizes, and acknowledges that all parts and services manufactured or sold by Jacks Transmissions are warranted only under normal driving conditions. All warranties will be absolutely and permanently null and void if any vehicle our products and/or services are installed in, is used for, racing purposes or abused." So expecting a rebuild to be warranted if you have it behind some single turbo beast is probably highly optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Have done some drag racing, but I hurt the synchros with a bad clutch which didnt disengage fully. Not sure why the gear fork broke, wasnt pushing the transmission at that time very hard. Clutch drag, and clutch preload can do SO much damage to cranks, (thrust failure) and synchros. If you have to mash the clutch pedal into the carpet to get it into gear, or there's no free play in the pedal and clutch arm with push type clutches, expect BIG bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Chris would you be interested in doing my gear box at the same time as my uk brakes and engine build box has a whine noise suspect input bearing would like it fully inspected and any worn parts replaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I need to assess the price of parts, their availability long term, as best as I can tell, and to some extent potential demand. I don't want to commit to anything just yet, I am way behind with stuff as it is, due to various "issues" here. Let me ponder a while Race transaxles are joy to work on as they are designed from the get go for easy disassembly and rapid gear replacements. Road car gearboxes are usually the exact opposite But thanks for your interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 well shall probably be a month or two at least till I'm going to be thinking of installing it so shall get back to you a bit closer to the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Not to mention pulling off stubborn gears and bearings has its dangers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Chris please look into this, I'd love to have a reliable UK based trusted source if the worst were to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Not to mention pulling off stubborn gears and bearings has its dangers.... that's one way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm pretty sure DavidP would be the kinda guy to nail this on the head and refurb a manual box. He knows his autos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 There would be a demand if you were to do this Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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