Thread: R380 noise - how far can I drive?

Haven't you answered all your questions?

Just drive to Syd in 4th.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Haven't you answered all your questions?

Just drive to Syd in 4th.

Pretty much. Fifth is unnecessary to get it home.

[QUOTE=Tins;3121837]Pretty much. Fifth is unnecessary to get it home.[/QUO
Check or change the oil. If it appears to be leaking carry enough to ensure daily level checks going home. The new synthetic stuff changes the noise level but if leakiing keep the ATF up to it. Don't thrash it going home.

[QUOTE=dromader driver;3122353]

Originally Posted by Tins

Pretty much. Fifth is unnecessary to get it home.[/QUOTE/]
Check or change the oil. If it appears to be leaking carry enough to ensure daily level checks going home. The new synthetic stuff changes the noise level but if leakiing keep the ATF up to it. Don't thrash it going home.

True. Low oil killed mine. Didn't take long either. Oil cooler pipe came loose.
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Failure to proceed.

Thanks guys. We had the oil changed yesterday (thanks to the friendly guys at Suttons who fitted me in despite being booked out for 2 weeks). There was a bit more iron filings on the magnet than normal given the time since the last change, but not too much and no lumps. We're heading east tomorrow at a leisurely pace...

Originally Posted by PWat

.....thanks to the friendly guys at Suttons who fitted me in...

Those guys helped me out: ordering in and fitting the next day a replacement vacuum pump with the Fink River Race happening at the same time.... proving that you don't need to own a Toyota to get service in the outback.

Good luck with the trip home!

When it comes time to repair, the guys at 4wdindustries do rebuilds and also offer a heavy duty bearing to stop it happening again, same as Ashcroft do but without the bad exchange rate and shipping.

Does sound like the rear layshaft bearing to me. If possible, and now forewarned, I'd stick to keeping it in 4th gear.

I'd suggest that bearing failing is highly likely to cause more damage when it fails. I sheared the layshaft itself at the bearing point (so the front thicker part of the shaft was still retained in the bearing), but just the rear section with the big, heavy gear broke the gears on the output shaft when it let go and was moving around on its own.

Since my failure and examination of the gearbox, I've come to understand that the R380 5th gear (and reverse) design is fairly weak, and consequently only ever tow anything in 4th gear.

Good luck!