XR6 TM New Member 10 Member For: 5y 7m 14d Posted 11/07/20 01:50 AM Share Posted 11/07/20 01:50 AM I currently drive a manual FG MkII Turbo which has a nice sweet shifting gearbox but given it has covered 135,000km I'm looking to get a lower milage FG-X. Recently drove a very clean looking FG-X turbo at a used car dealer and found the car great in all ways except that the gearbox had a bit of a crunch going from 2nd to 3rd suggesting weak syncros and it was a bit baulky going into 1st at a standstill. Have other owners experienced this with their cars and it it something that can be repaired? Any ideas as to how much it is to get a TR-6060 gearbox reconditioned? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/07/20 02:24 AM Share Posted 11/07/20 02:24 AM buy the FG-X, swap gearboxes, sell the FG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6 TM New Member 10 Member For: 5y 7m 14d Posted 11/07/20 02:45 AM Author Share Posted 11/07/20 02:45 AM The thought had come to me too but the current car would be traded and I doubt the dealer would be up for it. Made harder when they drive the car and swear they can't feel any problem with the gearbox. Isn't it always the way if your car has an issue and you try and show the mechanic and they can't find a thing wrong. Helps in this case when you know what the gearbox should feel like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/07/20 02:48 AM Share Posted 11/07/20 02:48 AM it'll be expensive to recondition it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6 TM New Member 10 Member For: 5y 7m 14d Posted 11/07/20 03:04 AM Author Share Posted 11/07/20 03:04 AM I know. Because the dealer say they can't find an issue they won't cover it under warranty. Just parts for a recondition look to be around $1,500. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixman Donating Members 593 Member For: 19y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Hills District, NSW Posted 11/07/20 04:30 AM Share Posted 11/07/20 04:30 AM Your car doesnt have that may km's. You might be better off slowly fxing it up as thingsstart to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 5m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/20 01:25 PM Share Posted 11/07/20 01:25 PM Sounds like clutch issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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