Love watching videos like this. I always dismantle stuff when it breaks. Always interested in seeing how stuff works and gearboxes have been a mystery to me for years.

Been following you for a while..and you impress me more and more.

Great video Alan really enjoyed it and very interesting look forward to your next one

That's weird I was servicing my MK3 focus 1.6 last week and noticed the front of the box very wet then found the reverse switch had wound itself out and was ready for falling out probably resulting in same outcome. Great vid 👍

Great video, I'm about to tackle a 2013 Cmax 6 speed box. Main Shaft bearing is on it's way out at 67000 miles 😮, I can hear it. This video gives me confidence I can do it. It's no loss if I can't anyway, as a second hand box is 500 quid, or 400 to have my own refurbished. So I'm going to tackle it myself first and see it I can sort it for 200 quid 😊

Love a gearbox video. I had a box where i lost reverse and when i took it apart i never spotted anything to suggest why i lost that gear.......no swarf and oil level was fine just no visible damage....

Great autopsy Alan, nice when You can do a bit of plundering and not have to worry about doing any damage👌👍🙂

Great video Alan !

Love the autopsies...or auto- topsies .

The reversing light switch is on the top of the Mk 3 gearbox I think when I changed it. Good.

Very interesting Alan. Cheers.

That video is like gold dust to me. I have mk3 with the same engine and gearbox. I have plan to ope it and change the seals ont it, because it's leaking from there. Great vixeo...

Nothing like the smell of burnt gearbox oil and destructed bearings first thing in the morning. Autopsy finding...the patient could not be revived😒😒Thanks Alan.

Brilliant vid alan 👏 CYAAA

Nice video Pro enjoy your Sunday

Having worked on many fiestas and focus's, I have seen more than one broken reverse light switches on the ib5 boxes.

I can smell the gearbox from here. Hate gearbox oil!

Strong story. Less damage that thought.

Great autopsy my pal

Thank you

I remember my old astra 92 year 1.7td seized in reverse the aa guy managed to prise it ba k ino forward gears but I ended up scrapping it as it was 16 years old and the body was going the diesel motor was an isuzu and bombproof.

Had a 2010 Fiesta 1.6 Ti-VCT have a 2nd gear pop out issue when going down the gearbox. Needed a 2nd gear selector mechanism! Common fault apparently. Same box as the focus!

Well done! Think you make a good Stone Maison too 😂💪🏻👍

Great video, enjoyed it very much! In the future could you show us where and what sealant do you apply where fitting new slave cylinder? Many thanks!

Excellent again but please put the guard back on that grinder, the damage those thin cutting discs do when they explode is very unpleasant.

Im amazed at how dry the gearbox is

remember when your 1980s ford FWD car speedo went off ? worn diff bearings, done loads, mornings work, try that now! [those big circlips brought the memories back] bet it's had a clutch in, switch copped it, superglued back together, say nowt to owner, deny all later... right amount of bearings, just not evenly spaced around the [melted] cage, common fault on minis/metros, dreadful whine, but no harm done, full day for them mind... bloody warranties monni is a naughty girl, what happens to naughty girls....

Nic video sir

I thought syncro's shouldn't spin as they're designed to match the next gear speed for when you move the shift fork across? Hence why it grips on the taper.

Not many mk3 1.6 petrols about. And add there were possibly 2 or 3 variants too, no wonder you found it tricky to find the right box. Worrying someone else in the comments has just dealt with the very issue but luckily caught it early!

Blimey that torx T40 bit has seen a bit of action - could see how much it has twisted! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

hi alan ive got 2x mg zrs great engines one has the ib5 gearbox ford focus not sure what model. 04 so im guessing mk1 focus. thanks for update on the reverse switch. my other zr has the french 206 box which ive replaced all bearings see how it goes lol do prefer ford or the honda great video alan👌👌

A world of gearbox horror

I have a mk4 Mondeo with this tranny oddly, will keep tabs on that reverse light switch.

Congratulations on the promotion. 🎉 Guess sitting on your behind and doing nothing really does pay off. Who knew all the politicians had the right idea all along. Glad to see it's finally starting to trickle-down.

Ah the good old MTX 75, easy to repair if you can get 5th gear off with oxy and a puller, from a time when things were a lot easier

Hello..... Help!!! I have a 2010 focus , gearbox shot, bought a scrap one from a Focus and same year,,,, the serial numbers are different... Will it work?? Thanks in advance....

Did you locate the source of the swarf? Or could it have been ground up bearing balls?

what gearbox is this? Is that a ford unit? Looks completely different to the IB5 unit as fitted to earlier focus 1.6 manuals!

Is this the same gearbox as 1.0 ecoboost...5 gears.?cheers!

Hello sir I have also same car 2012 Ford focus gearbox broken. I want to repair how much they cost?

moral of the story, make sure your reverse lights work if you own a ford, otherwise you could have a broken switch and a broken box soon after

Bossy Miss Molly !!!!🤣

these days we don't hear of any cars with knackered bearings in the gearbox from towing. I remember second hand cars in the 80's, if it had a tow bar. don't buy it I guess the design must have got better.

I have a high mileage fiesta 2009 jumping out of second wen changing down i wonder if its that plunger u spoke about ?

Allen The problem is know one bothers to drain and renew their gearbox oil they do oil changed but ignore gearbox oil Phil in stoke

No wonder, there is no gear oil in it, MY GOD!

Doesn't look bad to strip if you have the right pullers

I've seen this before,it's a bit of a chicken and egg situation.

I NEED TYLER HOAQR

Gearboxes are witchcraft. You are not a wizard Alan Howatt. Where's Dumbledor when you need him?.