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James Angle (Jimbo74)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 10:03 pm: | |
Thanks for the info guys,
The rebuild was done by a Ferrari Dealer. I have yet to get a response as to why it needed a rebuild. Thanks, Jim |
James Angle (Jimbo74)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 10:03 pm: | |
Thanks for the info guys,
The rebuild was done by a Ferrari Dealer. I have yet to get a response as to why it needed a rebuild. Thanks, Jim |
William H (Countachxx)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 2:09 pm: | |
Find out who rebuilt the engine & get it tested on a dyno, copression test, leak down, the works.
308 trannys r notoriously finicky, I used to get false neutrals often & had to go to the shop to get it checked out. Find out why the engine needed a rebuild, If it blew up it might have damaged the trans but u should know that as soon as u drive it |
Octavio Mestre (Alfab4308)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 1:28 pm: | |
James, a rebuild after 48k miles? I'd be careful if I were you. There are people on this board with many more miles on their 308 and no rebuild. Get an explanation and the info on who did the work. |
Edward Salla (350hpmondial)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 12:28 pm: | |
With American cars, the Automatic transmissions usually go between 50 - 100k mi. When I had my General Motors 700R4 rebuilt, my tranny guy mentioned that there was (& has always been) room on the 3-4th gear shaft for 9 band clutches, but the factory only installs 6! Thus, the need for an 80,000k mi rebuild. This cost me $1,200.00!!!!!! Of course the bearings were all fine. And,,, I watched the rebuild, it took 10 min., not bad for 10 min worth of work. ( Well enough on US automatics.)
I guess my point is, "with Ferrari's, the bearings are usually fine." The syncros can take a beating from people who are used to shifting Fords, but this will not effect a transmissions integrity.
Also, with 308's you only need to remove the left rear wheel & the differential cover to change the clutch. Simple and beautiful. |
James Angle (Jimbo74)
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 2:43 am: | |
Hi,
I'm relatively new to this post, and I was wondering,
If you rebuild a 308's motor (stock rebuild) say with 48k on it, will the original transmission be strong enough to handle it? I know a lot of the times on american cars, if you rebuild the motor on a car that has some miles on it, it won't be too long before the transmission goes. Is it the same with Ferrari's? I've spotted a 308 with a freshly rebuilt motor, and the car has 48k mil on it. That's why I'm asking.
Thanks, Jim |
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