Master
Well it happened at 5am this morning, on the way to work. Cruising along in 6th at 100kph on the Western Hwy just before the merge with the Western Ring Rd, Melbourne city bound.
No warning, just a slight crunch then whirring noise. Came to a stop in the hard shoulder. Could select gears, but every time I let out the clutch no drive.
It's now been towed to Melbourne City Land Rover, who will probably get to look at it by Friday.
Initial thoughts were the output shaft, but last August I had Les Richmond put the Ashcrofts kit in. The old shaft was pretty flogged and bone dry. Just called Les Richmond, but they're still on Holidays till the 16th Jan.
It'll be interesting to see what caused the total loss of drive, hopefully I'll know by end of business this week. The cars my daily drive, so the sooner the better. Could be many things I suppose, I was just lucky that it didn't happen whilst I was away camping in the High Country with the kids over the Christmas break.
I do all the servicing and general repairs myself, but when it involves dropping either the gearbox or TC, I just don't have the room or time do it on my own. Especially now we have friends over for a month or so, and the driveway is chockers.
Big thumbs up to RACV though, been a member for nearly 20 years and up until now have never had to use their services. Tow truck and taxi all sorted, and looks like I get a discount on hire cars. I'll bloody need it with the amount some of these hire companys charge! Just calling around now to see if any mates have a car they wish to hire to me for a couple of weeks.
This is actually the first time any of my Landy's have let me down, in 30 odd years of ownership, so not too bad going then. Hopefully I'll have more of an update by the end of the week.
When I dropped off the Defender, the service manager said over the past week they've had a least 4 tow ins a day, I guess it's that time of year. Short staffed, and a little snowed under, ah well fingers crossed.
Master
Quick update, just had call from MCLR, they've already put it on the hoist, just in the off chance that it would be "a quick fix to get me back on the road". Not bad when they said they couldn't get to it till Friday.
Unfortunately the transfer case has to come off, head technician says that it's highly likely from the noises made and past experience, that the output shaft has failed.
Master
SupporterHey Ozy013, sorry to hear that you had a breakdown! I'll be watching with interest especially if it is the coupling between the gearbox and Tx case! I'm looking at installing an Aschroft mod'ed one myself, but if yours has failed, mmmmm interesting.
Our 2013 110 just towed our family from Tamworth to Rockhampton (Yeepoon) to Newcastle back to Tamworth towing a heavey 6m boat! It went perfectly! (I did carry a intercooler hose repair kit though).
I don't have road side, and really took a risk, especially travelling through semi outback QLD.....Your story really should kick me in the pants to do something!
Please keep us all informed! Hope you can find an alternative to hiring a car!
YarnMaster
SupporterSubbed to see what has happened
Now seriously this thread will be worthless without pics
We need to see pics ��
S
'95 130 dual cab fender (gone to a better universe)
'10 130 dual cab fender (getting to know it's neurons)
Master
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This was the old output shaft, removed last August. No chance of pics from today's episode, not now anyway.
TopicToaster
Ozy,..not good mate, sorry to hear that.
Unfortunately, we know the feeling,.....driving along at 100ks on a lovely day, when suddenly,...yes,...a whirring noise & no drive.
Landrover assist took well over 3 hrs to get to us, 200ks from home, long story, but eventually got Gracie back to ULR where the input shaft was replaced.
Pickles.
Master
Yeah, it was actually your story in the first place that prompted me to change out the output shaft for the Ashcroft kit. It's definitely not a good feeling, but could've happened in far worse places.
Our trip to the High Country was up in the Avon Wilderness, I always take our two young kids before Christmas day, as there's no holiday care until the 2nd of Jan. 6-7 days off road then down to Sarsfield, just past Bairnsdale, to me mum's house for the family get together.
Very quite before Christmas, apart from the ranger from Heyfield, that we met up at Horseyard Flat, we did not see another 4wd in all our travels.
So in away very happy the failure happened when and where it did.
Did Gracie enjoy her yearly polish the other day?
Master
I was considering the Ashcroft output shaft upgrade but if it is your output shaft thats gone then this is the third time i have heard of it stripping. I think i may just make it a serviceable item every 50,000kms and check the transfer case and centre diff at each servicing.
On a different note i jave my own issue at the moment with a bloody annoying oil leak
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Master
Just to clarify. The "Ashcroft" part is still just a standard genuine LR part. They've just modified it to be self lubricating.P
Master
I know this and that is why im hesitant to pay good money for a modified part and installation if it fails like the original.Originally Posted by Beery
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