Manual Gearbox service??.......

[joesgti]

Does the manual gearbox need a service at any amount of miles? I noticed this morning when going round a roundabout with drivers window down, that my car wines a bit when accelerating and slowing down?!

is this a sign that my gearbox is going?? 

[MAT ED30]

could be a bearing maybe joe and what the miles on the box

[joesgti]

could be a bearing maybe joe and what the miles on the box

60k on the box, whats a bearing?   

[ub7rm]

My gearbox is pretty whiney too.  Has been since I bought the car 20k miles ago so I don't think its serious but I have wondered if the oil needs topping up ...

 

[MAT ED30]

could be a bearing maybe joe and what the miles on the box

60k on the box, whats a bearing?  

could be one of the cv joints (not the ones u smoke)  
google it joe  
http://www.aa1car.com/library/cvjoint2.htm

[joesgti]

could be a bearing maybe joe and what the miles on the box

60k on the box, whats a bearing?   

could be one of the cv joints (not the ones u smoke) 
google it joe 
http://www.aa1car.com/library/cvjoint2.htm

think il just get statlers to have a look at it next month! 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Joe, I'd recommend an oil change at those miles - genuine OEM fluids though.

And what engine mounts?  Aftermarket race mounts can amplify any transmission noise which may have already been there, but not audible.

[WYTHIT]

The bearing went in my gearbox at 22k the owner before me must have treated the gears like sh*t
It cost me 500 to get it repaired the only reason i noticed there was a problem on the side of the gearbox a roubd rubber/plastic seal was leaking gearbox oil

[jmspear]

wheel bearings are also a known weak point on the MkV's and will cause the same symptons and a lot cheaper!

I would look at wheel bearings, cv joint then gearbox, the oil is dead easy to change in the box but you need a special splined tool to get the filler plug off. Not dear and easy to get from halfords.