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2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:52 pm
by demond
Hi. My gearbox is cooked
So will a 2wd one fit and just remove the front wheel running gear? All I can find is a 2wd box as the others are over priced and 2wd doesn't bother me if it fits.
any advise?
Damo.
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:11 pm
by Simon Jones
I'm sure it could be made to fit, but you get a 4WD auto box for £355 which can't be much expensive more than a 2WD one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-2 ... 3a96ec3ea9
Is it just the gearbox that's the problem or is it the transfer box? Do you know what caused the problem?
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:23 am
by demond
Its just a 2wd box is only £200 don't want to spend big mony on it and 355 pushes it beyond eco repair after paying for it to be fitted.
Problem is slipping clutch and won't go into 3rd. Cooked the oil again. I swapped the oil out during the service when I purchased it in April.
Sods as I've only done 2000 miles in it and got a big prepare bill .
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:30 pm
by Simon Jones
Bear in mind it will count as a modification so you may find your insurance premium may go up and the drop in resale value of a vehicle with the incorrect gearbox may outweigh the extra £155 it will cost to do a proper repair.
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:02 pm
by Northern Bongolow
some one i know did this a while ago, i think he said the input shaft on the 4 w drive is thicker, or the output shaft to the transfer box is different so wont fit the 2 wheel drive set up.
he had to split both boxes and make 1 out of the old and new.
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Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:23 pm
by Bob
That does sound like way more than a hundred and fifty quid's worth of hassle.
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:56 pm
by rita
Why not ask " George at bongospares " he seems to be an expert on second hand bongo spares and would probably have come across this scenario in the past.
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:17 pm
by Simon Jones
Not sure if the OP is still in the market for a 4WD gearbox for 2WD money but there's one here for just £245:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mazda-bongo-2 ... 35e4f7ff83
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:20 pm
by rita
Regarding the output shaft.As far as I can see the 4wd BV801 and the 2wd BV811 boxes use the same input/spigot shaft....BV4521678.
The reason that someone had problems may have been age related as the later model are different.
Latest models Input shaft BW 1121678
Re: 2wd gear box on a 4wd bongo
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:52 pm
by Northern Bongolow
all good info cheers, as time goes on and spares get a little scarce there may be a little more of this mix and matching needed.
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