Award Diff And Gearbox

[Yeedogga]

Hi Guys,

Just thought I would post up my experience with Award Diff and Gearbox, which was recommended to me by other SAU'ers

I have just had my ECR33 there this week having the gearbox reconditioned as it was crunching badly at high revs.

The guys there are consummate professionals and an absolute pleasure to deal with. Terry took the time to explain the problem and and give me options in terms of the solution. Trish kept me informed throughout the week about what was happening with the car. This is a welcome change to the usual mechanic treatment.

The price was good and the service was impeccable.

I haven't put any real miles on the gearbox yet but I'm confident there will be no issues.

As a rule I really dislike taking my car anywhere to get work done, but I would absolutely recommend these guys if you need any gearbox/diff work done.

Cheers

Chris

http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Award-Diff-Gearbox-Services

[J'z-R33]

+1 great service and genuinely nice to deal with.

[dori34]

what did they do to the gearbox and how much did it cost ya approx?

looking at getting mine reco'd or perhaps a 2nd hand box.. just weighing up costs.

[ido09s]

Terry and Trish are absolute legends. I have used them for the last 5 years and i will definitely go back again and again

I had an OS gearset put into my RB25 box a few years back. IIRC it was just after Christmas that it all went back together and the car wouldnt get gears. Terry told me to call him if there were any issues so i rang his mobile. He came down to the workshop to check it out for me and found that the reverse light switch had jammed which causes it not to get gears. We couldnt get the switch out while the box was in the car so I removed the box and took it back to his shop where he stripped it down and freed up the switch. It was all part of the service

Only recently bought a second diff for the 200 and the original one had had the limo slip centre rebuilt by Terry. It got a bit niosy after numerous WSID races so i asked him to insepct it. Not a worry. He could have told me it needed bearings and what not but sent it back to me with an all clear and that the noise was simply the crown wheel and pinion. He could have lapped it for me but it was a waste of time and it probably wouldnt have fixed the noise anyway. They even picked the diff up from my house and only asked for a case of beer as payment given there was very little word carried out.

They are one of the few genuine people in the industry

[tricstar]

have to agree Terry was great to me also, I rang him from perth after the recommendation from Ottomotto, when I was having trouble with an OS front diff, and he took time out on several occasions to help me out and I have never actually bought anything off him

[Yeedogga]

what did they do to the gearbox and how much did it cost ya approx?

looking at getting mine reco'd or perhaps a 2nd hand box.. just weighing up costs.

The work I had done was roughly the same as the going rate for a second hand box.

Really good value considering that it was a drive-in-drive-out proposition, and the fact that a second hand box could be rooted already.

[pac34r]

The work I had done was roughly the same as the going rate for a second hand box.

Really good value considering that it was a drive-in-drive-out proposition, and the fact that a second hand box could be rooted already.

Hey my synchros look like there needing to be replaced. How much roughly did you pay and what was the initial problem?

[NYTSKY]

+1 for ADG.

Service is second to none!

[dori34]

do they give any warranty on the work?