geofreyr 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2011 Hello, My transmission has a little bit of "play" in it and might be in need of repair sometime soon. I have been told by a BMW repairer that these cannot be repaired and that one must replace the gearbox, at a cost of around 6995.00. However I spoke to a gearbox repair specialist and they told me they'd be able to repair it. What's the deal here, has anybody else had experience repairing these transmissions? Regards, Geofrey Rainey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorburn 121 Report post Posted June 7, 2011 What sort of play are you talking? Is it just play in the shifter itself? or crunching gears or noises from the gearbox? I'd listen to the gearbox specialist. Did the bmw repairer recommend a new gearbox? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted June 7, 2011 try kayne barrie motorsport , he rebuilds and repairs these all the time , even does the work for bmw nz etc. ph him on 027497533009 094419449 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1557 Report post Posted June 7, 2011 E46 M3 gearbox`s manual or SMG components avaliable with us. Same neighbourhood as Kayne. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geofreyr 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2011 What sort of play are you talking? Is it just play in the shifter itself? or crunching gears or noises from the gearbox? I'd listen to the gearbox specialist. Did the bmw repairer recommend a new gearbox? Sorry for the delayed response! Thanks for replying though. I'm not sure how to explain it properly, but if I accelerate quickly and change gear, when engaging the clutch there's a slight noise. It's not really too bad and the gearbox is fine otherwise, but this noise indicates an impending repair on the way. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geofreyr 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2011 try kayne barrie motorsport , he rebuilds and repairs these all the time , even does the work for bmw nz etc. ph him on 027497533009 094419449 That's great, thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geofreyr 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2011 E46 M3 gearbox`s manual or SMG components avaliable with us. Same neighbourhood as Kayne. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites