What to look out for when buying a gearbox please?

[morpheus20170 0]

Can anyone please advise me of what I should be looking for when buying a mk3 Golf 2.0 16v GTI gearbox for my G60 Corrado.

 

Any help would be great

 

Thanks

 

Paul

[Toad 0]

Will it already be out of the donor car? If so, check for leaks, try turning the input shaft by hand both in and out of gear, see if it feels smooth. Check for cracks and that the speed sender is in place so that no cack can fall into the box. Try to undo both the level and drain plugs, check that they aren't seized in. see if there is much in the way of metallic particles in the oil.

 

There's not that much you can do if it's already stripped out.

[double-6s 0]

Paul - why don't you buy a recon box mate?