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PartTimeMK2
Any gearbox shop worth their salt will be able to rebuild it for you, the problem is getting parts. When I stripped mine down I found lots of things I needed to order, A shop would need to inspect it then give you a list to track down. 

Or you could short cut this process and just order the following from either burtons or bearing kits in the UK and take them to a shop in advance, none of these items are a waste of money when rebuilding a gearbox because it's better to do it once while it's all apart.

1st to 4th brass synchro rings
Rebuild kit (all bearings and seals)
1st gear - either the original ratio or the shorter 2.98:1 (which is more expensive as you need to replace the laygear)
2nd gear 


The rest should be fine unless there was catastrophic damage / abuse. The gearbox I opened and inspected recently had a hard life, massive wear on first and second gears/synchros but all the blocker bars and springs were still good. 

Edit - Oh and the sandwich plate is a pig of a thing to get apart, that's the most difficult part of the whole disassembly. 

bruster

PartTimeMK2
It sounds to me like at some places you are getting the "Go Away" pricing.

If it's apart take photos of all the gear sets and synchro rings - GOOD close up photos and post them here, I'll have a look and see what I can see, might be able to at least give you some more guidance on what to get. 

They are honestly an easy gearbox, the hardest part is making sure you don't damage the laygear when taking off 5th gear and then getting the sandwich plate off. The rest is very DIY capable if you have access to a press and the tools.

 
Totally agree with you, it was pretty obvious with one he didn't want it. i called the RS Shop and he mentioned they dont do refurbishment themselves anymore.  but he indicated its only 4-5 hour job and most shops would be able to do it as it its an easy gearbox to work on according to him, yet all the other shops are quoting hours and hours. im no expert but it seems that they are not interested.
 
i will take some photos tonight and post here.
 
cheers
 

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