isuzutoo-eh
30th July 2010, 01:39 PM
G'day all,
My County is a little bit stuffed.
First of all, for the past month or so there has been a really annoying squeak. I couldn't place it. My Dad reckoned it was the bonnet hinge bushes worn out. I took it to a gearbox/diff place who said it was the engine/gearbox mounts scoured squeaky clean because I had driven it on Stockton Beach two weeks beforehand. That didn't account for the fact that the drivetrain felt much sloppier/clunkier than before.
Found out what it is today:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/10/1302.jpg
Thats the gearbox end of the front prop shaft uni. The bolt head is wearing against the yoke. There shouldn't be that much slop! The gearbox/diff bloke didn't pick that up :eek:
I had the rear proshaft replaced a few months ago, should have done both.
Anyway, Tuesday night I picked up a Rangie LT95 gearbox for the AULRO courier service, parked on a steep driveway bonnet downhill, first time i've had it that the handbrake didn't hold. Parked in gear no probs.
Driving off was fine for 50 metres till I had to stop very suddenly as a bus turned right through a T intersection in front of me.
Now I get a choice of first or second gear but not both, and sometimes the choice isn't mine to make. My gearbox is an LT95.
When I don't have first from standstill, there is just no place to select it opposite 2nd. When I do have first, I get underway but try to change to second and it grates, just won't engage no matter how much double clutching/rev matching I do. Its not the normal crunch either, its higher pitched and faster sounding.
I've taken the gearstick out and can't find any issues in the selector forks, looks the same as the LT95 I picked up inside. But I don't really know what i'm looking for.
The transfer is fine, as I had to change range on the go when I only had 2nd+ on some hill starts and in testing just now.
any hints or advice gladly taken, should I be looking at replacing my gearbox? Might be cheaper to get the 2a on the road...
My County is a little bit stuffed.
First of all, for the past month or so there has been a really annoying squeak. I couldn't place it. My Dad reckoned it was the bonnet hinge bushes worn out. I took it to a gearbox/diff place who said it was the engine/gearbox mounts scoured squeaky clean because I had driven it on Stockton Beach two weeks beforehand. That didn't account for the fact that the drivetrain felt much sloppier/clunkier than before.
Found out what it is today:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/10/1302.jpg
Thats the gearbox end of the front prop shaft uni. The bolt head is wearing against the yoke. There shouldn't be that much slop! The gearbox/diff bloke didn't pick that up :eek:
I had the rear proshaft replaced a few months ago, should have done both.
Anyway, Tuesday night I picked up a Rangie LT95 gearbox for the AULRO courier service, parked on a steep driveway bonnet downhill, first time i've had it that the handbrake didn't hold. Parked in gear no probs.
Driving off was fine for 50 metres till I had to stop very suddenly as a bus turned right through a T intersection in front of me.
Now I get a choice of first or second gear but not both, and sometimes the choice isn't mine to make. My gearbox is an LT95.
When I don't have first from standstill, there is just no place to select it opposite 2nd. When I do have first, I get underway but try to change to second and it grates, just won't engage no matter how much double clutching/rev matching I do. Its not the normal crunch either, its higher pitched and faster sounding.
I've taken the gearstick out and can't find any issues in the selector forks, looks the same as the LT95 I picked up inside. But I don't really know what i'm looking for.
The transfer is fine, as I had to change range on the go when I only had 2nd+ on some hill starts and in testing just now.
any hints or advice gladly taken, should I be looking at replacing my gearbox? Might be cheaper to get the 2a on the road...