SIII Gear box rebuild
Hey Everyone
I just got back from a great few days away camping over at Stradebroke Island, just of the South Queensland Coast. It was a great weekend apart from one thing, sorry 2 things 1)- I no longer have reverse gear and 2) I had never realised just how annoying one of my mates is. He almost drove me up the wall!!! As we're driving along the beach he was forever asking "whats that noise?" and commenting "geez, I dont like the sound of that......I think one of your bearings is going to shatter" ....."theres that noise again, or is that the diff''...."your engine seems to be running a bit rougher...have you checked this or that.....it looks like you've got an oil leak" I was like, "its a bloody old land rover, ofcourse it leaks oil, it's not going to blow up........its been ok so far.....just chill out" and I would turn up the music. I tell you, it got on my nerves, and than to have reverse go on me, he was like"i knew something was up with your box" But anyway.....apart from all that, a geat few days.
I asked for some advice a few months ago as to why it kept jumping out out of reverse, and I was told I needed a rebuild, but I have put it off as long as possible. So I'm up for a rebuild now. Whats the best way to go about this. Should I do the transfer box aswell? Any ideas as to how much it wil cost? The gear box has a feiry Overdrive aswell. Does this complicates things? Am I better off just taking it to a specialists. The cross member in the chassis is removable, so that should save some time and effort I hope. Also, there is only one bolt on each side holding the member in place, is this sufficient? Once again, that mate was sure it needed at least 3 or 4, and that he wouldn't be suprised it I ended up shearing through the bolts.
Anyway, guys, Will keep you updated as to how it going, and whether that mate is still alive......he actually wants to come and help me rebuild the box......
Dick
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