timfuller1886 said:

I am starting to believe these Orange puntos are cursed.... My engine completely failed after 4 months so after a 2k rebuild everything has been fine until this week when I took it to the garage for a suspected nsf wheel bearing which thankfully turned out to be a track rod end however they also told me my gearbox was very noisy so I believe I am now about to face the impending doom off total gear box failure which I believe some off you have already suffered?? Any ideas peps? I haven't got another 2k for a gearbox... Is this a common fault with gp's?

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jameshobiecat said:

I assume we are talking about a 1.9m-jet? If so its a very common problem, the bearings of the m32 gearbox fitted to your car are made of cheese. There are a million threads on here covering the subject but to give you a rough idea rebuilds cost about £800+. I did read one recent thread where a chap found a Vauxhall specialist (its a Vauxhall gearbox) who could change the bearings without stripping the whole thing apart for about £400-500.

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jameshobiecat said:

Ah, that's unusual, the t-jet 5 speed boxes don't usually give trouble. I've heard of the diffs going on lowered cars, could the noise be coming from the diff?

I'd avoid the abarth 6speed box, its the dreaded m32 (though it does seem to cope better when coupled to a petrol engine).

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ChrisUK said:

It does cope better on petrol as that's what it seems to be designed for. It's the torque output of the Mjet that's stuffing them up.

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timfuller1886 said:

Just in case anyone is interested..... The noise from my gearbox is the gear linkage nothing to worry about will put on the to-do list for next year

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Skyperr said:

Well done. You got out of jail !

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