3rd gear binding?

[LooneyToons]

ok so im going to look at a car this weekend.. the bloke e-mails me and says cars perfect only thing is 3rd gear is binding however he has a spare box for me 2 put in if i buy the car... what does this mean the gear is binding? if the box is rooted but i take the car and put hes spare box in is their anything i should be careful to look out for? sorry im not the most educated or experienced when it coms 2 transmissions

[TJ]

what type of car?

[mitchy]

my advice is stay away from things like that if you don't know much about it.

could be worse than you're lead to believe, and be a head fuck in the end.

[jaybee]

+1 what type of car?

maybe he is trying to say it crunches/grinds when changing at high rpm or when the gearbox oil is hot? i would say 3rd gear syncro is fucked. however if you really keen on the car just be prepared for the worst case scenario, which is allow about $1000-1200 to recondition the box with new syncros and bearings etc.

edit; im assuming its manual.

[LooneyToons]

rs liberty hehe i cant shake them

[Joe]

Does he mean grinding?

If so, not unusual for a high km box.

What is the rest of the car like though??

[LooneyToons]

rest of the car isnt important im transplanting it into my rs.. i done my box and run the big end bearing blue well my mate from work did it so hes paying for the replacement im just buying a cheap conversion to take the box n donk than part the rest out or sell as rolling shell.

[LooneyToons]

im not sure what he meant im waiting for him 2 reply 2 my e-mil he said binding all i could think was grinding possibly slipping out or not engaging i cant work it out waiting to hear from him.. i just dont wanna find out the box has caused other problems or to find out its nothing 2 do with the box in the 1st place

[TJ]

so worst case the box is a throw away

best case... probably the same

once a 5 speed has issues its on its way out really.

[LooneyToons]

yeh the boxes are temperamental disposable they would have made more profit selling replacement boxes than rs's to begin with
cheers guys just have 2 wait and see and cross my fingers.
Chris.

[LooneyToons]

ok got word back from the bloke when it shifts into 3rd it is laggy and has a loss of power.. he assures me its the box he got a 2nd opinion.. im just going 2 be spewing if hes spare box hes including in sale is flogged out aswell could this loss of power in 3rd be symptoms of something else?

[TJ]

LOL @ him lying to you and saying its the box.

[LooneyToons]

explains why its been for sale for 4 months.. theirs another rs conversion cheap but its all the way in bunbury :( long hike for a dissapointment but atleast the bloke in bunbury has sent me a build list and has recipts.

[TJ]

If he is sure its the box, tell him to swap the other one into the car for you.

kek

[DISTRBD]

explains why its been for sale for 4 months.. theirs another rs conversion cheap but its all the way in bunbury :( long hike for a dissapointment but atleast the bloke in bunbury has sent me a build list and has recipts.

Details , i could have a look and we do trips to perth empty so can bring car up :)

[LooneyToons]

really? that would be awesome. il give you details closer to date as im waiting for my tax cheque to come back for last couple grand needed talk soon.

[Tocchi]

sorry for thread hi-jack .. but
do the turbo liberty's and N/a liberty's have the same gearbox?
how much are they?

chasing a price for a friend.. she has a turbo liberty, mid 90s - same as TJs red one, but a wagon.

[LooneyToons]

nah different. different motors not just same with turbo bolted on. know what year it is? i can probably source u a box cheap.