My '87 SyncroWesty has over 250,000 miles on the original box. It is starting to announce that it is time to start collecting info as it is developing a bearing whine. Nothing broke, shifts fine, just getting noisy. Mark Rokus Daniel Bey wrote: > In a message dated 11/27/98 3:19:24 AM, you wrote: > > <<My fourth gear required replacing at about 160k Km. > > Jimmy Sanby > Cape Town SA > '89 Syncro 15" > >>> Andreas <anjar@ONLINE.NO> 11/26 3:49 PM >>> > Hi all, I read with some concern that when my gearbox gets to about 140k > it WILL blow. My 87 Syncro has 188k km on its original transmission, Id > be interested to hear from anyone who has got significantly more mileage > out of their gearboxes, then maybe I can sleep again at night! Dave > Perry 1987 Syncro bus>> > > Hi Dave, > I have over 170.000 miles on my gear box. > Runs strong so far, just have some shifting problems getting into 1st gear > (posted a few days ago). This is news to me about gear boxes blowing??? Am I > missing something??? > Dan > 87 Syncro GL Westy > 71 Bug Conv |
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