405 GL estate final drive

okay..

this morning. started the car.. as i pulled away the car felt like the
brakes had stuck on.. so gave it a little power and it "came loose"

little did i know.. about 2m up the driveway i dropped a pinion from
the final drive.. or at least half of it... along with various bits of
gearbox shell..

drove 19 miles got to work.. and im driving along.. and 3rd starts
making a reverse gear kinda noise.... then 4th starts.. and as i get
into work.. 2nd does..

pop the bonnet at work. and look under the car.. oil is dripping out...
so.. its at work still and i dunno what to do.. scrap it and get
another car.. or pay for a 3rd gearbox (the gearbox went about 4,000
miles ago.. and was replaced with a scrapped SRi gearbox

K reg mark1 405 estate 1.9 litre carb

i matched up the pinion with the haynes manual. its defo from the final
drive.. tis about 3cm in diamater.. and well. i have 2 bits of it :/
so.. as its punched through the gearbox. replace the gearbox? or scrap
it for either another 405/406 (i do love the handling on the 405.. and
i belive the 406 is the same car.. just restyled/more toys)

so very gutted i just put 4 new wheels on it too

 

Its cheaper to get another g/box than it is to buy another car .it might
have problem at least you know your cars problems,so get hold of a
second hand g.box.
chris Addlestone Surrey..

 

yeah.. just not something i can do.. even with the help of my dad.
without renting kit. etc. haynes of course makes it look easy.. but
i've been there before :/
garage i know will cost a arm and a leg

any ideas on rough prices of a gearbox? i'll call around the local
scrappys.. just dunno how much its gonna cost.. obviously im gonna need
a 2litre/1.9 petrol gearbox...