Author Topic: Advice on broken bellhousing (Read 3350 times)

tbog · « **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:

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Would you advice a weld?

greygti · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2014, 10:31:40 pm »

That would be some weld to repair that !! New bell housing me thinks

Andy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2014, 10:34:27 pm »

bloody hell what caused that???
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Thing new housing is needed

DDM · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2014, 09:54:10 am »

have you just had anew clutch fitted?

MPS · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2014, 10:12:28 am »

Which chimp did that job?

phatmuther · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2014, 10:17:11 pm »

Good god, I hope the garage is covering the cost?

Degudodger · « **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