Gearbox woes........

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Re: Gearbox woes........

Post by WAFWOTTBI » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:41 pm

Just a quick update,3 weeks since gearbox service and oil pickup pipe change,smoother than a cashmere codpiece at the moment...cooler weather at mo....still lovely and smooth....fingers crossed...that was the issue... Waffy... :blackrs4: :biggrin3:
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Re: Gearbox woes........

Post by mavada » Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:06 pm

WAFWOTTBI wrote:Just a quick update,3 weeks since gearbox service and oil pickup pipe change,smoother than a cashmere codpiece at the moment...cooler weather at mo....still lovely and smooth....fingers crossed...that was the issue... Waffy... :blackrs4: :biggrin3:
...to be clear and for future diy gearbox service, how much did you cut off from the (oem) pipe?
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Re: Gearbox woes........

Post by WAFWOTTBI » Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:23 pm

nothing cut off Mav,more to do with the fact there is a gauze/mesh/cloth filter in there.......which has been doing its job for ten plus years now......
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Re: Gearbox woes........

Post by WAFWOTTBI » Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:37 am

Dougie at MRC....... been 4 months now.... still smooth as.... beer/wine tokens on way..... thanks again......... :blackrs4: :notworthy:
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