Looking for gearbox

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

i just bought a heap of shit renault megane 1.9td 1996. It needs a new bearings,but as i dont have the money to get a professional to do the job i have to do ity myself. So i have the engine out and the gearbox off,but when i tryed to open it up it looked very complex,so i decided to replace the gearbox. But it is proving to be a problem finding the right one because they have different numbers on them and trying to match them is a nightmare. I have found 1 but the guy wants Â£350 for it! I found a second in a scrap yard but the bearings was also needing repaired plus i dont know if ot was the right gearbox(think the guy was tryin to rip me off). So does anyone know where i can get a gearbox from at a good price or do you have any suggestions what i should do.(Like burn it!)

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

ebay is good for a gearbox ,you should pick a working one for less than a 100quid

also put a post in items wanted section on here

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

search scrappies!

350, that will nearly get you one from renault.

I woudl say try renaultspares in Shotts btu they are a bunch of tossers these days.

What box is it running? JB? JC?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Should be a JC if its a diesel?

Site Subscriber Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 342

Did the megane share the same box with the Ph2 19 TD?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

might have done

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Tranton wrote:

Did the megane share the same box with the Ph2 19 TD?

I was thinking along the same lines...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it will got but then any box will fit it.

ratios will be different.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

how much does it matter that the ratios are differenent and if there is a difference how big a difference?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

as long as you use a diesel box it should be ok, if you use a petrol box then your goign to severly limit your top speed and the engine will be screaming.

Most boxes in the petrol cars run around 3500rpm at 70mph. Which is a bit higher than the diesels!

Any td 19 or clio box should go fine.

Whereabouts in edinburgh do you live?

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

Also i have phoned every scrapies in the yellow pages (Edinburgh,Glagow,Newcastle) And i know what ye mean with scrapies having bad attitudes,we drove all the way to newcastle from edinburgh to buy this gearbox that he said that the numbers matched,but guess what there was not even any numbers on it,and it was all burned to fu*k. But the guy kicked us off their land coz we would to pay him for takin it off.LOL. So no more scrapies for me you cant trust a word they say.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

I live in leith,edinburgh

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I ken leith. I like edinburgh, maybe its cos I'm fae glasgow but I liek spending time there, got a mate in Granton.

Anyway...

Check the yellow paper, might have a gearbox in there, if not get a whole clio/19 diesel for pennies with a duff engine and take the box.

If you really need to get motoring you can get a petrol box and use it for a while until you find a diesel one.

I will keep an eye out though at this end.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

Well if icould use any gearbox (from deisel only) that would be all my problems solved,but i dont want to go buy a gearbox,put it on, put back the engine and it does not work,so i need u to be 100% sure on this,not that im doubting your knowlege, but it is a lot of work if i have to take the engine out again!

Aye i like edinburgh,and leith is getting better by the day.Well im gonna try this different gearbox and i will keep u posted,

Cheerio m8

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the box will fit! The 1.9 is used in the cliso and 19's ect as well.

Only the laguna 2.2 etc uses a different box.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

like i say im gonna go for it just keep yer fingers crossed. Cool

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

The Scrappies near me had 2 or 3 19 TDs last time I was thru'! Only a couple of hours up the A9 for you.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

Do you have the name of the scrappies or number? Thanks Wink

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Alness Auto Breakers 01349 830189. Good Luck.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

Thanks for that im gonna phone em today Wink

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 22

Well i thought i would let ye all know that i bought a gearbox for Â£200 from away down south somewhere. It was a smashed ar it came from and it only done 60000 miles which compared to my cars 135000 it GREAT!!!!!!! Gearbox numbers match and everything. So now to start and reassemble things ill keep ya`ll posted how i get on.Thanks for your help folks.