Thread: Are genuine Land Rover replacement gearboxes new or reconditioned?

Originally Posted by HardCharger

What about Ashcroft? I'm sure their gear boxes are better built and by people who care and know what they're doing

I have loads of both new take outs and used units for recon,

these will be a problem in the future, there will be demand, none from landrover and the rebuilding industry will struggle to get core units for 2 reasons,

a) nobody in their right mind would break a defender, worth too much

b) we converter hundreds of Disco R380's to Defender for export but there is no readily available core to 'make' a MT82, the transit is way to dissimilar to converter cost effectively,

I buy A LOT of MT82 old core when ever I can as I forsee a shortage in the future and once thats gone I think it will be question of sourcing something sustainable like the Tremec and adapting front and rear to replace the MT82,

I am in no rush to sell them on an outright basis as they will be worth double in a few years,

just my thoughts !

Dave Ashcroft

Originally Posted by scarry

Pretty poor the manufacturer can’t supply them,even rebuilt,considering some of those Pumas are only 5 or 6 yrs old.

Goes along with the rumours that LR couldn’t give two hoots about the last Defender run,and couldn’t wait to get them off their books.

welcome to the disposable century, tvs, fridges , computers and vehicles