Thread: Puma 6 Speed Gearbox?...I like it.

I think it a good gearbox to. It's a bit notchy, but the throws are nice and short and the gears slot in to place in a firm and positive manner.


It better than the LT85 in my old county, which has excessive throw distance and is very slow from 1 st to 2nd. This 'box needed rebuilding due to no lube hole on output shaft and worn 1st to 2nd selector.

Clive

When you are lazy it can be driven as a three speed around town... 2,4 then 5th.

Would that wear the box/clutch out quicker Bilbo?

Originally Posted by Rurover

And I know it's not a function of the gearbox, but I also like the feature where you can put it in first gear, take your foot off the clutch and let the computer govern the speed.

Alan

This can be done in second gear also.... ideal when traffic is crawling due to some holdup


Cheers

Originally Posted by specwarop

Yeh I love the 6spd, and when you put it in that 6th speed, that apparent surge of power is a good feeling.
It does clunk a bit when changing gears, not sure if that is normal though.

I get the clunk, I put it down as a 'land rover thing'.
I've found that a bit of a throttle blip to match the revs will stop the clunking almost entirely. You've got to granny shift them IMO

Originally Posted by voltron

Off topic but one thing I am disliking is, the anti stall. Sometimes after turning a corner and coming back on throttle I get caught out lurching and bunnyhopping because I assume anti stall kicks in at the same time i put my foot down and they have a little fight over who is in control.

Mine does this a bit, but I've found the trick is just to baby it until it warms up, or get on the gas a bit more so that she knows who is boss ;-)