Dad was having a look at it today -so this is an ex REME engineers point of view- he reckons it could have been left without sufficient lubrication, got wet and then sat and rusted up. Next time the car moved, lots of crunching
The car was 175,000 miles with that gearbox when I swapped it out, so rather high but nothing extreme
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Gearbox change, clutch, subframe refurbish, handbrake mod, drumbrake repair, rear coils, plate PCB repair, sunroof drains refitted, trim leak fix, cruise control fix, cleared EGR/inlet, new strut bearings, USB sockets in rear ashtray, new front brake pipes/hoses, repaired undertray, new o/s rear upper arm, refurbished rear suspension&subframe, fixed back light leak, new exhaust, fitted HID xenons, FBH fix, new thermostat, armrest LEDs, wood dash, new hydromount, natnav, tyres, numberplates
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