Gearbox Bearing Failure - Warranty won't pay out as say it is wear and tear

[cgg13]

Thanks Helios, letter back on it's way to the warranty company.

 

Scaniaman the gearbox is not a serviceable item, nor is it scheduled for maintenance in the service plan otherwise it would have been done along with the yearly service.

[heliosuk]

I'd need to see what you have sent back. Essentially if the inspecting engineer had done his job properly then he'd have measured the clearances between the hubs and or the selector forks. If all were consistently out of spec then it can be concluded that it is wear and tear. The support bearings though, which he refers to incorrectly as a pinion bearing show clear signs off collapse. If examined correctly which you cannot do by eye sight you will probably see a hairline crack in the cage. Sometime you can see it but this is usually when the box has seized and blown itself apart. What is not apparent though is when it is all assembled together and not visible then the crack opens up as the surfaces are then loaded or not if it has failed. It is this which should have been tested for.

[heliosuk]

Have sent a suitable response cgg

[cgg13]

Thank you very much.

[cgg13]

Well, still no joy with the warranty company so off down other routes I go!

[dr fox]

I was an owner of a Vauxhall car and had to sell it for spares due to the gearbox being made of cheese. My car had only covered 71,000 miles

 

My opinion : After reading the posts I would be amazed if this got anywhere especially after 11,000 miles but best of luck anyway.

[Hammy1962]

cgg13, have you any news on this?

 

H

Edited December 12, 2013 by Hammy1962

[cgg13]

Nope, seems to take ages to get a reply from anyone