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Offline barryinwhb

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Renault 365 Gearbox rebuild specialists, UK
« on: Monday,January 31, 2022, 04:40:28 AM »
Does anyone have experience of Renault (365) gearbox rebuild specialists in the UK?
I need mine checked and rebuilt with new components where necessary and with particular attention to oil leaks.

Offline jbcollier

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Re: Renault 365 Gearbox rebuild specialists, UK
« Reply #1 on: Monday,January 31, 2022, 06:17:19 AM »
Richard at Banks would have done lots of them.  That said parts availability is limited to gaskets, seals, bearings and synchros.  Most other parts are hard to come by and 5th gear parts (Lotus only) are impossible to find.  That's why Richard developed the NG3 conversion.

The two common oil leaks on the 365 are the shifter rod in the rear housing which can be bushed; and, the bugaboo of all Europas, the output shafts.  In the Renault applications, the inner CV joint incapsulates the output shaft.  Lotus changed this as they needed the suspension loads to be carried by the main diff housing bearings.  The short seal run Lotus uses does not encapsulate the output shaft and doesn't even hit both lips of the seal!  Weeping is the norm, small leaks very common, and large leaks not unusual.  Careful part prep and assembly helps but, if the oil loss is small in quantity, it's probably best to live with it.  Frequent level checks are always a GOOD idea.

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Re: Renault 365 Gearbox rebuild specialists, UK
« Reply #2 on: Monday,January 31, 2022, 09:02:55 AM »
Thanks,

Richard has always been very helpful to me. I will ask him for his thoughts.

Barry

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Re: Renault 365 Gearbox rebuild specialists, UK
« Reply #3 on: Monday,February 07, 2022, 08:20:25 AM »

Richard at Banks is currently repairing my 365 gearbox. I bought a stalled restoration projects and the box jammed in gear.
I stripped it down and found the PO had put it back together incorrectly, it is nearly impossible to get many spare parts.

Richard has a lot of supplies but won't sell gearbox parts, for his own reasons. However, he will repair them and knows them inside out.

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Re: Renault 365 Gearbox rebuild specialists, UK
« Reply #4 on: Monday,February 07, 2022, 08:43:15 AM »
Many thanks for your comments and advice. Richard is now my preferred go-to person for this work.

Barry