36:14 can see on paper work that the clutch centre informed the previous owner that the input shaft bearings had issues but the previous owner declined to have it done. Should have got it done when all stripped down. 🙄

That's a fairly big job on the driveway..... you can never have too many tools.

Very interesting video James. I think we all thought it was the clutch bearings, sounded like it. Be good to see you work on the gearbox. Look forward to next video.

Overkill is better than being killed

"I'll just give the engine a bit of a reach around... " Deadpan delivery, 10/10 😂

Remember lefty loosey righty tighty, looks like you were doing the lower ball joint bolts up when they snapped.

The drivers side drive shaft flange gets caught up on the clutch when taking the box out , hex bit inside the flange take the flange out makes job easy 👍🏻

Rain stops play... Oh, the joys of the British weather... An easy way to tell if you have bad gearbox input shaft bearings is to get hold of the input shaft and try to move it up and down and from side-to-side. If the bearings are good then there should be barely detectable play, but if the bearing/s are going then there will be quite a lot of movement which is very easy to identify... I've seen what happens if you drop a gearbox, and it's not pretty. You make a big hole in whatever floor you're working on and, unless you're very lucky, you'll probably break the gearbox casing as they are cast items. That makes life very expensive as, if you're fitting a reconditioned unit, they'll want the old unit back on exchange. About the only part of the old gearbox the reconditioning company is banking on being able to use again is the casing, so, if you've broken it, you're facing the whole cost of the replacement unit as they won't want a gearbox with a broken casing back in exchange, and if you return it anyway then they'll send it back with a bill and charge you for the transport costs. Obviously, if you're going to overhaul the gearbox yourself then you're also in a hole as, while some people have worked wonders on parts of gearbox casings with chemical metal, you're unlikely to be that lucky if you've cracked or smashed the bottom of the casing as a lot of gearbox oils contain chemicals that will attach the agents used in metal repair putties, hence why you're told to only use them on oil-free surfaces...

Love when James does these in depth videos, nothing better to watch with a cup of tea.

Put the bolts from each component into little sandwich bags then write on the bag where their from keeps them all together and safe, great work keep it up missed you when you was gone 👍

Very concise video, its like watching a haynes manual in action 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Tip: leave tools on a trolley & if it rains wheel it in !

Nice job! Always nice to see you fixing something.. 👍💪

Yup, input shaft bearings are making that noise. They are the first that goes bad inside the gearbox. Nice video btw👍

I've always been a bit sketchy with getting under the car with axle stands. I bought some big wide ones at a local car boot sale many years ago they give you a bit more confidence. Thanks for the upload dude

Enjoyable project to watch! Joys of British weather and working outside lol

Great video again mate PLEASE READ THIS when refitting the drive shaft bolts the the gearbox you must thread lock them as they tend to work loose and smash holes in the gearbox 😬😬😬

dude that's an absalutley brilliant idea using that support bar to hold and lower it, exellent info! , and the extra bars on the wrench. brill video! thanks

Curious to see if the gearbox has any oil left in it, sounded like its dry.

Great video mate this interesting stuff I have never done any gearbox work so this will be very interesting for me to watch you fix it keep your great videos coming Phil in stoke

Current owner of a Skoda Rapid 1.2 Tsi 110, Had it for 8 months and never owned one before, your videos super helpful and your other video on how to service the red skoda 1.2 tsi was spot on with lots if information on ( how to ). I appreciate the time and hard work you put Into these videos and I'm always learning and all thanks to you bud. I'm will attempt a service on my rapid and wanted to know more about engine ect and you've educated me alot on skoda, much needed and we need more videos like yours on skodas and i really appreciated your videos. thank you 👍😀👍

not many people know this, but on most VAG cars, the drive shafts (axle) will actually come out if you just remove the big hub nut and the multispline bolts at the gearbox end. The ball joint and track rod do not have to be removed. Yeah it is easier if you remove those components, but not required.

@The savage garage James looking forward to you stripping the gearbox down will be very interesting to watch another good as always 👍

Great informative video. Great to watch. Also great safety info. I have always used a jack, then axle stands, then wheel(s) under and square wooden blocks (the same blocks used to shore up coal mine shafts). Years ago I heard of a guy who had a small garage business and he would quickly just/only use a jack for a quick job, until the jack failed and it killed him.

great video mate. The rain always seems to start when your laying under the car with all your tools scattered all over the drive. Tony uk

As Ade Reeves said, gearboxes are nothing to be afraid of and only a few fiddly bits. As well as the detent ball bearing(s) and spring(s) watch out for the hub keys (feather type keys) and their retaining springs which are very thin versions of a snap ring type. If the keys come out it is a real pain to refit them. Can't wait for the gearbox opening video! You'll need some good bearing pullers if the larger caged or roller ones are kaputt. Hat's off to you for such great content, on the drive mechanicals. Good luck!

Look at the length of your tool when you were giving the shaft a reach around!! Innuendo laden video today mate😂

Just got a skoda and these vids are a great help and I'll try to take the wheel chokes out before reversing. Just thought I would have a little laugh, keep up the good work!!

You already have a 36mm socket for changing oil filter on the Mondeo.

Hi James, good job. I have a small cheap used gazebo that I use when it is likely to rain. They will sit comfortably on your drive. It makes trying to work when it’s raining much easier. It can stay up for a few days but obviously not if wind is expected. I only use around half of it to cover engine area up to screen and takes 10 to 15 minutes to put up.

13:00 i started imagining someone sticking the fridge under the car 😂

Still doing 👍🏻 good job fella

Car mecanic simulator vr !!!! Dang when u moved the camera to show the parts behind weels.... i got a flashback... I SEE that... Really amazing what u are doing there, for safety, before lift the car, be sure the 2 weels behind are firmly blocked, to avoid rolling. jacks hold a lot of weight on their vertical, but if car start rolling no way they keep themselvs vertical

Nice job mate. Don’t you just love the British weather 🌧 🌧🌧🌧

Those 12 sided bits are torx bits very common on French cars so a good investment. The reason them bolts snapped is you was tightening not undoing them. With drive shafts that bolt on like yours you don't normally need to remove all of the bolts on the strut. The 36mm socket you bought was also a good investment as a lot of French cars use that size.

Only watched a video of yours as i have leaky foot wells, now I’m randomly watching take cars apart 🤪

Yeah Mr Clutch is fantastic, just popped my Audi A4 B5 Avant in Norwich Mr Clutch today and he's doing the clutch, dual mass fly, Cambelt, water pump and some other bits and bobs gunna cost around £1200 which is really good for an Audi. I normally do clutch and cambelts myself on my MK4 Ford Fiesta 1998 200BHP 1.7 Puma, Sprint Rally Cams, ITB's etc etc, Buying the fezz stock about 2 years ago I've spent like £7000 but worth every penny. I've always done all work myself but I don't have the strength to pull out the Audi gearbox as it's a Rear Wheel Drive setup. I would normally use my engine crane on a front wheel drive car but the Audi is imposable to assess without a lift. That Skoda looks to be a lovely car to work on when it comes to engine bits are there is sooooo much room in that engine bay. I whish I could as the same for my fezz LOL! Love to meet you one day big fan! Keep up the amazing work

We have done a few of these boxes now. The top bearing cartridge is what normally fails and whines. A pig to pull the entire box into a thousand pieces to replace it but certainly a simple box. If you remove the end cover from the box you will see the rectangular plate with 2 bearings in it, this fits from the inside.

My neighbors love my impact gun.

Learning so much form these, love it 👍👍👍

Great video sir.... The inside of a gearbox is not all that scary once you dive in...just watch out for the reverse gear linkage as most commonly they have sprung ball bearings at some point that will ping off at a whim 😮😉

We found on a Renault gear box that it was cheaper to go to main dealers for the bearings that were needed, as opposed to going to a bearing centre near by. Renault were able to say the exact box that was fitted to that reg. bearing centre didn’t know and said it could of been multiple sets of bearings. Go to Skoda and ask them it may just save you a bunch time, money and effort as at least you’ll have the correct ones that will outlast the the car.

The easiest way to do this job is actually take off the cv axle flanges from the gearbox on the engine side, coz it is slightly behind the flywheel

I think you have balls of steel to attempt this and I am with you all the way. All I have is the street in front of the house. Power to your elbow. Ignore the trolls there jealous. Lol so am I.

Lovely Jubbly, enjoyed that. Been watching your videos, what seems like years now "corsa days" with no effin this and effin that, keep them coming like this.

Safety cannot be overemphasized. The company I retired from had a safety motto: No job is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely.

You should do affilitated links on amazon for all theses tools. It's doesn't cost us any extra and you get a kick back. You will have to put a disclaimer of some sort in the video and description though.

Always nice to see your new video after shitty day at the job.

Love watching your videos! Super excited for the fiesta to make a return!

Nice one for pointing out about jacking up cars safely, every time i go under a car it will always have jack stands and a jack at the very minimum.

I believe those bits are called triple square, they’re more common on VW and Audi cars. It might be more economical to buy a second hand gear box from a salvage yard, but there’d be no fun in that. Looking forward to seeing the gear box come apart. Great video James, you have more courage than I’ll ever have.

Strong work there man, back to back episodes for me too 👏👌👍

Can you let your neighbour know that on their Hyundai Ioniq MOT is due on 28th June 2021 👍🤣

Love this content, and your delivery. You must be a teacher in “real life” You can hear the enthusiasm in your voice. Thanks for sharing 👍

Bit of heat on the 3 ball joint nut/bolt would have come out a treat 👌🏻

That wouldn't fail on dripping oil - they would just advise "undertray fitted"

Good work James, will be very interesting to see inside a gear box and how to repair one.

Its a trident 3/8 stubby ratchet . I've got the same one. Barley use it but definitely worth having and is great when as you said not enough swing room and also not enough space for a 1/4 to 3/8 adapter when bigger then 14mm

That’s the flywheel with out a doubt

I have removed gearboxes in the past to replace clutches but never stripped a box so will be very interesting for me 👍😀

It looks like VW have been using essentially the same drive-shaft bolts since the late 1960s. My VW Type 3 from 1969 had exactly the same (or very similar) bolts and those brackets that hold the two bolts together look very familiar too.

The 36 mm socket should come in handy. It is pretty useful for Mondeo oil filter changes.

Love your content!

You're already changing a good enough clutch due to having access to it, would seem backwards not to do the whole bearing set, depending on cost ofc.

Always put a wheel under the car. You can never be too cautious when working underneath a car.

nice long video 👍 it's horrible when you have to work in the rain but your brave and stuck it out hope you get it sorted soon

Yeah definitely can't be safe enough with extra axle stands 👍and definitely don't need that bell housing landing on your grid 🤯👏👍

yep safety is very important use as many jacks possible

Excellent work

The bolt at 16:18, it sure looks like you are turning it clockwise.

An induction heater is a great help to stop bolts from breaking expensive i know but well worth the investment i have a sealey 2000 watt gets used everyday.

nice one James good to see old savage garage back in game can see you really enjoying yourself your need that 36mm for filter on your mondeo st tdci as I have one havnt used it for anything else 😀

Nice to see you start another big project 👌

Hi James I’ve just been watching your videos they are very well made and the content is explained very well it’s good to see young people like you on the tools keep it up your doing great 👍

Love your positivity James, you seem a much happier person these last few vids, not that you were miserable before but I sense you are happier....heres to 100k - def the most deserved 100k subs ive ever seen a KZfaqr earn. Great vid mate dont ever change.

Great video James - looking forward to seeing what's up with the gearbox

Great vid mate. Can’t wait for the next one

Sounded like a loose flux capacitor to me.....

Interesting video, really enjoying the work on my favourite brand of car, lots of progress made on this first view, well done James👍.

Absolutely incredible video buddy👍🏻. I really don’t know how you can do such an in depth walk through whilst holding a camera 😲. Looking forward to seeing what’s inside that gearbox 👍🏻 BTW I think for the next vid, you should build a carport 😁👍🏻

Thanks for the video. I'd recommend some fixed camera angles when possible. The constant movement of the camera shots and your hand waving around was a bit disorienting.

uses the 12 point end in the spanner to break a rusty bolt loose, proceeds with undoing it with the open end

You can use the 36mm socket on Mandy's oil filter. Fnar.

Be fun putting the drive shafts back on

Good to see you back , keep em coming !

enjoyed the video if it was me i would replace all bearrings in the box just gives that bit of peace of mind

Well obviously the ball joint bolts are going to snap if ur trying to take them off by tightening them ,great content and videos though

Great video james .....full rebuild on that gear box if i was you ....but great start to the project......apart from the weather ...

Did a Flywheel change on a 1.9 tdi and its very similar to this they are a pain in the arse to remove plus they weight a fucking tonne by yourself

Back to your best great information very informative proper job 👍

The sump leak could also be the rear main, so check that too while it’s off.

Really good video - exactly the right level of detail for me doing it for the first time. At 16:00 where you were removing the 3 X ball joint nuts, it looks to me that you were tightening rather than loosening the bolts and that may be why they broke?

Tip: you dont need to remove the tie rod, you can just remove the ball joint bolts and move the wheels and crack off the balljoint bolts first before zipping them off

Great video James ... thank you !

Top videos mate thank you hi from Australia!

Give it a good reach around James :-D Good to see you posting again regularly :-)

Hello probably the 5th gear bearing broke off, had the same problem on mine I first thought it was the clutch. It's a weakness in 02T gearboxes

A receipt from Mr clutch is no guarantee I'm afraid.

Great work James. Keep up the good content

Great video James very detailed