BUGATTI REFUSE TO SELL ME A GEARBOX TO FIX MY BROKEN VEYRON
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Mark McCann details the ongoing saga of repairing his £900,000 Bugatti Veyron, which has a broken gearbox and has been split in two for four years. Bugatti has refused to sell him a new gearbox or even provide a price, forcing him to seek alternative solutions. After being scammed out of a £3,500 deposit for a secondhand gearbox by an individual named Andrew, McCann enlisted a Dutch engineer, Pascal, to repair the original unit. Pascal discovered extreme wear on the clutch plates and is custom-making a replica clutch and gaskets since Bugatti won't supply parts. The team also identified swarf in the oil cooling channels, likely from a previous garage drilling out a rounded sump plug, as the root cause of the clutch overheating and failure. Former Ricardo engineer Rob Barnes, who designed the Veyron's gearbox, confirmed the critical need for a 'bedding-in' process for new clutches on a specialized test rig to flush out fibers and prevent immediate re-failure. However, Ricardo, bound by contractual obligations, cannot assist directly, and other companies quoted hundreds of thousands of pounds for a custom test rig. Despite exploring options with JCB, whose hydraulic gearboxes share similarities, their test rigs are incompatible. The video concludes with McCann's gearbox reassembled but still needing a test rig, and he appeals to viewers for help, while also providing an update on the scammer Andrew, who is now threatening to sue him.
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All claims →- The only way to properly bed in the Bugatti Veyron clutch and flush out fibers is to run it on a spin test stand with sacrificial filters.other·Seen in 1 video
- The initial problem with Mark McCann's Bugatti Veyron gearbox is theorized to have started when a garage drilled out a rounded sump plug, introducing debris.other·Seen in 1 video
- Pascal found swarf in intricate oil cooling channels of Mark McCann's Bugatti Veyron gearbox, but no obvious damage to gears.other·Seen in 1 video
- Bugatti's brief for the Veyron gearbox included achieving fast acceleration, high top speed, and ultra-smooth gear shifts using a dual-clutch transmission.other·Seen in 1 video
- Mark McCann's Bugatti Veyron has a broken gearbox, rendering it inoperable.other·Seen in 1 video
- Mark McCann was scammed out of a £3,500 deposit when attempting to buy a secondhand gearbox for his Bugatti Veyron.other·Seen in 1 video
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