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tbog

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Advice on broken bellhousing
« on: July 29, 2014, 03:12:02 am »
Hi I have a GTI Edition 30 see below image of the bellhousing that was broken due to some negilgence in putting in the bolts in the engine by the mechanic, causing it to collapse and break the bellhousing:

http://s46.photobucket.com/user/tbogatsu/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140729_040022_zps818cdf2c.jpg.html

Would you advice a weld?

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2014, 10:31:40 pm »
That would be some weld to repair that !! New bell housing me thinks

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2014, 10:34:27 pm »
bloody hell what caused that???
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Thing new housing is needed

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2014, 09:54:10 am »
have you just had anew clutch fitted?

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2014, 10:12:28 am »
Which chimp did that job?  :sick:

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2014, 10:17:11 pm »
 :confused: Good god, I hope the garage is covering the cost?

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Re: Advice on broken bellhousing
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2014, 08:24:23 am »
New gearbox housing for sure!

If you have recently had a new clutch i hope you make them pay for the repair  :fighting:
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