The mechanics took half a day to dismantle the gear box and then called us to come and see. Fortunately, we are staying in a hotel/campground not very far, about twenty minutes on foot. They took out each part one by one, checking which was damaged. In a way it was interesting to watch this, even though we did not understand much of what was going on. They were showing us the damaged parts as it was absolutely obvious to everyone: see, this part should spin only one way, and it goes back and forth, this is the cause of the problem (Aaah, I see, even if I could not see anything); see, these gears are burned (Aaah, yes, obvious…). A gear box is incredibly complex, lots of small parts, springs, screws, gears of all sizes and shapes. I am sure my off-road friends would have been thrilled to see this. We were only interested in knowing whether it could be fixed, at what cost and how long it would take. Unfortunately, we did take the camera with us, but the whole process was really worth a picture or even a little movie!
The mechanics asked us whether the camper had previously been in Latin America, because they saw that some parts had already been changed. No idea, really, maybe the previous owner did a similar journey? In the US and Europe, I reckon that the entire gear box is replaced without bothering to dismantle it to check what is really wrong. Here, only the damaged parts are changed, which is a great relief to us. And the good thing is that the parts are available; there are many American cars in Peru; so if everything goes according to plan, the camper will be ready tomorrow Wednesday late in the afternoon, fingers and toes crossed please!!!
For those interested, this is what needs to be replaced:
- Gear discs
- Filter
- Bandas (??)
- Juego muachas (??)
- Fixing of the pump
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