R380 Grumbles

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Just clocked over 186,000 km , I've always used Castrol Syntrans in it.

Its got a aftermarket oil cooler & runs fairly cool.




Thanks Duane ... I think, its only got 250ml Moreys, the rest is Syntrans,
its getting louder , Ive never worried about the weak 5th gear 'wifes tails" as mine has always been tight as a drum & as quiet as a mouse, I'm very suprised, ( disillusioned ?) it had gone downhill without notice, I changed the oil only 1500klm ago and it was clean after 10,000km .

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Drop in here if it gets worse and you need help Don, hopefully I will have my hoist installed in the shed within the next couple of weeks.

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Originally Posted by justinc

Don, could be either the front or rear layshaft taper roller bearing, and yes the difference between silent and noisy is only a few flecks of hardfacing away...:(



JC

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Bugger, I thought it was only the odd sized 5th gear layshaft bearing that was a premature failure waiting to happen..... :(

I know of another R380 that failed with the hard facing going ta ta's on some of the bearings and some of the gears, but we put it down to chronic overheating in 47+* temps when towing.
Yes, it was running Syntrans too.

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Originally Posted by rick130

Bugger, I thought it was only the odd sized 5th gear layshaft bearing that was a premature failure waiting to happen..... :(

I know of another R380 that failed with the hard facing going ta ta's on some of the bearings and some of the gears, but we put it down to chronic overheating in 47+* temps when towing.
Yes, it was running Syntrans too.

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i've seen both rick, not every r380 fails in the 5th gear bearings. i have a customer with a 340,000km suffix j box behind a tdi, trashed the layshaft front bearing and the input pilot brg but the 5th support pair were almost unmarked:o and he was an mtf94 then duragear user. never towed but as we know the tdi has only 45Nm of torque anyway.....:wasntme:

jc

Thanks for all the help / offers / suggestions guys.

I'm tossing up weather to take the Van to Longreach , only 250km away, the layup fee there is only $10 a week, then drive the Defer back to Sydney without the stress of the Van to get fixed at GC's.

or alternatively get a Ashcroft R380 sent out and I can swap it out in the c'park & job done, problem with that is we absolutely have to be in Sydney for 2 weeks from the 7th and I'm not sure about how fast the gearbox can get to Outback QLD from UK.

[QUOTE=goingbush;1943554]Thanks for all the help / offers / suggestions guys.

I'm tossing up weather to take the Van to Longreach , only 250km away, the layup fee there is only $10 a week, then drive the Defer back to Sydney without the stress of the Van to get fixed at GC's.

or alternatively get a Ashcroft R380 sent out and I can swap it out in the c'park & job done, problem with that is we absolutely have to be in Sydney for 2 weeks from the 7th and I'm not sure about how fast the gearbox can get to Outback QLD from UK.[/QUOTE]

i would leave the van and get it to gc's while you are in sydney for the 2 weeks. $140 storage fee is cheaper than a premature failure on the way to the coast:(:(

life is too short to stress about it Don.

jc

Justin

you hit the nail on the head,

Thats why we are on this trip of a lifetime, To cleanse out a lifetimes worth of stress.

Less stress is the way to go. It makes sense. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Justin

you hit the nail on the head,

Thats why we are on this trip of a lifetime, To cleanse out a lifetimes worth of stress.

Less stress is the way to go. It makes sense. Thanks.

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i think i need to take some of my own advice, too:o:)


jc

Don last time I got something from Ashcrofts it arrived quicker than other parts I order from Sydney.
I am a lot more isolated than you at the moment

Ashcrofts have also released a heavy duty modification for 5th gear

http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co...od&productId=6

They also note that you get noise in every gear except 4th when the 5th gear bearing goes bad

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Originally Posted by justinc

i think i need to take some of my own advice, too:o:)


jc

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Me too!!!!
Regards
Robbo

Hmmm,

I wonder if I could stretch the frendship with the Head of Finance for one of these :o

http://quaife.co.uk/shop/products/qb...ential-gearbox

at least the noise from the spur cut gears would cover up any other developing noises :D