Evo 3 gearbox rebuild

[EV0300]

I'm hoping it wont come to this but i want to prepare for the worst, how much am i looking at roughly to get my evo 3 box rebuilt? car is at the mechanics at the moment. Just looking at options maybe its worth buying a rebuilt one or rebuilding my current.
cheers

 

[ENGINR]

It's hard to say mate, depends on what the guy finds when it's apart. I had my EVO2 gearbox stripped and inspected prior to installing it in my car and there was nothing wrong with any of the gears or synchros so all it needed was a bit of a clean up and to get put back together. I can't recall what the price was it was that long ago, and the work was bundled in with a whole heap of other jobs I paid him for.

 

[4piknup]

Jackstransmissions have a list of prices on the web site for parts and rebuilds.
Expect Aussie prices to be far more expensive, but It will give you some ideas

 

[4piknup]

Bearings and seals parts alone are around 300 from USA and bearings alone are 450 ish Aussie sourced

 

[EVO-00X]

Depends what is meant by 'rebuilt' and how much work it needs to have done to it.
You can replace seals, bearings, synchros, keys and springs (a typical reco) and it'll be around $1500 including labour in the shops (for remove/replace/install).
And if you've got worn hub/sliders or broken anything like teeth off a gear and/or shafts, forks, rails, diffs etc then the price can jump up super-quickly from there, especially if sourced locally.

A good second hand EVO III gearbox will still set you back > $1000 if you can find one, but its still a lucky dip on the condition unless its been opened and inspected prior to installation.
Your call should be made once your current gearbox has been opened and inspected. If there is physical damage to internal parts, then could be worth buying another 2nd handy box.

Personally even if the mechanicals turn out to be OK, I would still change everything I listed in the $1500 package above + also pay particular attention to replace the 1st/2nd hub and slider which cops a lot of wear and abuse in these gearboxes.

 

[Velocity Racing]

A mate of mine is about to sell his spare Evo 3 box... It came out of an import and has had about 60,000 km of road use. Was his spare for the rally car but was never needed (it's never been in the rally car), he has since sold the 3 to upgrade to a
Later model.

Shoot me a PM if your keen and I'll put you intouch, might make life a little easie

Cheers
Lewis