Thread: Td5 defender r380 gearbox failure. Help.

Originally Posted by Franksd

Any recommendations for a mechanic in Ceduna?

None that I know of Adelaide is your best bet

Originally Posted by djam1

None that I know of Adelaide is your best bet

I second this , I know it a pain in the ass but a better outcome for you , family and future travels in the 130.
Get camped up in Adelaide , get the gearbox / trans out and fix the issue . If the gear box main rear seal is leaking badly it wont get any better , some thing is crook other than that new main shaft !!!

Sorry all. I ignored all of your sensible pragmatic advice and headed for Perth. After the oil change in the gearbox the gears freed up and changed normal. The noise I had was still there but much quieter. So I picked up 4L of gear oil and headed west.

Day 1 across the Nullarbor from Ceduna. 350ks, and the transfer leaked out 400ml.

Day 2. After sleeping on it I thought I would check the transfer breather. a blow on the transfer breather hose. I blew on the breather hose as hard as I could before we left. Another 400ks, box was wet but didn’t use any oil! Degreased everything so I could monitor.

Day 3. 600ks. We made it to Norseman. Transfer is wet again but not to much oil on the caravan. I will check if it used any in the morning.

On another note, my clutch has started slipping a bit today and the aircon lost its chill.

So I will need to spend some coin when we get to Perth. Bring the Easter weekend we won’t be rushing to get there until the workshops open up next week.

Any recommendations for mechanics in Perth?

Dave Dover would be my recommendation.

I and a lot of the guys in TW4 club recommend him.

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Re the clutch slipping, check the clutch pushrod, it'll hopefully only be that.
If the adjustment is only a tad too long the clutch won't fully disengage.
Access is through the top of the pedal box in the engine bay

I will give Dave a call. His page looks the goods.

Thanks Rick130. I will check that adjustment today. I am guessing it is to be adjusted so as the push rod has a slight bit of slack?

Originally Posted by Franksd

I will give Dave a call. His page looks the goods.

Thanks Rick130. I will check that adjustment today. I am guessing it is to be adjusted so as the push rod has a slight bit of slack?

You should have free play In your brake break....it should move 5mm or so before pressure. The spring holds the peddl

Originally Posted by weeds

You should have free play In your brake break....it should move 5mm or so before pressure. The spring holds the peddl

Thanks Weeds! Sounds to good to be true but if I adjust the clutch and clear the breather maybe the gearbox won’t have to come off again.

I will think positive.