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Gearbox repair MS15A-A
- Thread starter DJB
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Outinthedinghy
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A lot of expertise there and a nice little yard. Tom Jones boatyard but called Stanley and Thomas for now.
Not that big a job to remove yourself if you wanted to save a little money
Took me about 90 mins to take out a MS4B and 60 mins to refit, singled handed.
This would give a wider choice of repairers , which might mean a quicker turnround.
Removed my gearbox and dropped into the auto gearbox repair outfit next door to my workshop, for quick look purely to diagnose what had failed.
They had it in bits in about 15 mins to discover a snapped drive shaft.
General amusement as to how basic and simple the box was.
Odered new shaft + gaskets etc from Volspec. Arrived in 48 hours, shaft fitted that morning.
Only minor problem, resealing water pipes to internal cooling matrix.
Box refitted in boat that afternoon, painted a nice shade of green, then coat of white paint in bilge to cover green drips and round to the Thames the following morning
.The water pump pressure microswitch failed en route.
Fortunately had spare microswitch aboard.