Hi all,

So as you may have read, i've stripped the interior in preparation for the Satchshift - all v exciting...

Today i managed to drive the car for the first time without sound proofing etc and i was slightly alarmed - my gearbox whines its tits off!!

Is this normal or is it about to die a horrible death? (its done 160k...)

Also, clutches, in the heat today it became both a little lazy to release and also bite further toward the top than previously, i've always thought the clutch would need attention so i'm not alarmed but trying to sense what is normal behaviour? - Do they bite at the top when worn? Is the whining likely to be the associated release bearing?

Cheers gents

Chris

Yeah I assumed as much, I changed the cable which helped enormously but the box itself is a much bigger job, is that quite an expensive job?