Thread: More bad news on gearbox - help on options

yeah I did look at that one, but this is a long term vehicle, so by getting one that has been reconditioned with new bearings, new seals, new syncros I should be able to look after it for at least 200,000kms...

Cheers
Andrew

Originally Posted by 86mud

Hi all

I am getting a bit tired of receiving bad news phone calls lately regarding my gearbox.

Now my mate has had time to fully strip the gearbox. Not only is the main shaft broken and the transfer case housing stuffed, but most of the actual gears in the gearbox have either chipped teeth or wear marks. Which means they can not be reused.

Now I am a bit dumbfounded - how can a car with only 190,000 on the clock have such a stuffed gearbox? My old locked and loaded rangie never had a gearbox problem with 310,000 on the clock and all my previous cars (a number of old Peugeots) which I sold with all over 300,000 on the clock never had a gearbox problem with one car even surviving the Mobil one trial back in the 90's.

I have gone past the point of being angry with the previous owner, now I am in a state of shock at the cost.

Options that I can think are:

1. Rebuild box with new gears - very expensive with gears at about $300 each.
2. Source a second hand R380 not knowing it's conditon and install it crossing my fingers.
3 Install an auto from a series one disco...

Either way there won't be much change from $4,000...money I could be spending on a stinkin' holiday that I have been wanting to take for 2 years.

Andrew

i think even with freight you might be doing a diservice to yourself not having a look in the u.k. i could put you onto some companies to see what they can do for you ......what was the outward signs that something was aray ?