Sean
Sorry to hear the bad news but Happy Gooble Gooble day
Robert

 

Thanks Rob, Happy T day to you, too.

There are people, lots of them, who are going hungry this day, so my 3rd gear issue falls into the category of luxury problem.

You have PM.

 

Both, I am sure. To be honest, I was having some fun and speed shifted.

 

sean i would spend the extra money and have them beefed up, like powell did.

 

Not related to the thread but just so you know, you can't take insurance on someone w/out their consent/signature.

Sorry to hear about the tranny, make sure the shop inspects all of the parts in the box as I'd suspect collateral damage from pieces rattling around in there.

Good luck, props to you for putting things in perspective and reinforcing how fortunate most of us on this board are to even have "problems" like these vs. not being able to provide for basic needs.

 

Sorry to hear about the gearbox problem.

I can warmly and strongly recommend Bill Rader Motorsport, he'll take care of you really well, really swiftly, he's meticulous, will get you a full photo report of your entire so you know what happened, and he has good relationships with gear vendors. He goes the extra mile and has very impressive merits in building Porsche motorsports gearboxes. PM me for contact info. When I contacted GBox for a small issue with a completely new rebuilt gearbox they just told me to get a new box they had sitting. I didn't feel they had anything else in mind than make $$ from me and at the same time neg rep the people involved in supplying parts for my built tranny. There was no feeling that they wanted to help me take care of my problem.

I ended up fixing mine (2nd gear popout) by the help of Bill Rader for less than $200 in parts (from California Motorsport). Saved me roughly $7000 vs going with GBox's recommendation.

 

I guess I am safe

Mr White,

Will give them a call. thanks. Also going to look into a recommendation given me by Chad. Its good to have options.

Now....must....stop.....eating....pie

 

Just a quick thought. Did you use the third pedal for the the shift? I may be new to the whole "clutch" thing, but I'm thinking that needs to be used during the shifting of gears.

 

Yes, it was stomped to the floor the whole time

 

Stomped to the floor the whole time You do know, you are suppose to release it in between shifts, right ?

 

Any news yet Sean?

 

scheduling it to be picked up on Sat.

 

I hope everything is fine now Sean

 

Guys I'm thinking of having my G-box cryogenically treated in order to avoid this happening. Do you think that is a good idea???

 

While it's a worthwhile process, cryo is not the end all. I wouldn't open up and break down an otherwise "OK" gearbox just to have the parts cryo treated. If it's already apart or coming apart for other bits(LSD, syncros, etc) then yes, that and/or REM treatment on the tooth profiles.

I use 300 Below for the parts I have cryo treated during rebuilds.