Trouble sourcing part for Pajero Junior (Jap Import)

Spookstreet

Hi folks! Still a bit of a newbie here but thought somebody on here may be able to point me in the right direction.....

I recently bought a 1996 Mitsubishi Pajero Junior. Its a 1.1 litre petrol engine with a manual gearbox.

Unfortunately, the gearbox is giving trouble (Hard to select gears....and getting worse!). It's not the clutch, so I had a mechanic look at it and he has said that she basically needs a new gearbox.

Trouble is, the manual gearbox version is quite rare. Most of the Pajero Juniors imported in Ireland seem to have auto boxes.

So my question is, does anybody have any idea where I may be able to source a new/secondhand/ or even a reconditioned gearbox for my Pajero Junior?

Or would it be worth my while looking into getting the gearbox taken apart and repaired? Sounds like that option would be pricey though.....

Any help or information greatly appreciated!

Saab Ed

http://www.japparts.ie/

Spookstreet

Saab Ed wrote: »

http://www.japparts.ie/

Tried them earlier. No joy.

Saab Ed

http://www.naasgearboxcentre.com/

Max_Damage

Would a 'box from a Colt or similar not fit?

mgbgt1978

Probably better to search the UK.
Search google.co.uk for "car parts finder" , then put in a request with a few of the websites there and wait a day for replies.

101sean

You need Milner Offroad, supply parts for all Jap 4x4s
http://www.milneroffroad.com/categories.asp?cID=11

zilog_jones

Max_Damage wrote: »

Would a 'box from a Colt or similar not fit?

The Pajero Junior is based on the Minica (kei car) platform, and the 1.1 litre engine is unrelated to the ones used in the old Colt/Mirage/Lancers so it's unlikely they use the same gearboxes.

Spookstreet

Thanks for the replies. I have contacted several of the suggested sites now, just waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed!

mullingar

Try this on ebay, it is the just the engine, but ask about the gearbox

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MITSUBUSHI-PAJERO-JNR-1-1-1996-4A31-ENGINE-/190411847885?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c556e38cd#ht_1096wt_1137

Spookstreet

I was in touch with Pete Thompsons already. He has an auto box, but no manual boxes.

On the bright side, our local mechanic has sourced a secondhand box somewhere here in Ireland. Hopefully its not on it's last legs. Should know in the next few days.