Broken gear stick at base on ex army landy is this common

[bisaro]

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[Mick_Marsh]

I have seen one on a Series 3. It was some time ago when the ADF were auctioning them off at Fowles.
I wouldn't say common but has been known to happen.

[ramblingboy42]

I drove the things in the army....I can't say why you'd ever put enough pressure on the stick to break it off.

I think something heavy has been thrown against it to do that. Not while driving.....but...you never know , there were some heavy handed grunts.

[landy]

Yes. I'd go as far as to say it very common. I've had one go on a road move from pucka to Sydney. And when I was a transport NCO I had two go. Always at the base of the stick where it meets the ball socket.
I think it's a combination of vibration and rough handling, not you, but the hundreds of diggers that didn't give a **** about a landy that wasn't theirs.

Cheers

Nino.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Broken sticks on Series Landies goes back to the 80". There is a description of a repair of one during the ADE tropical trials of the Holden grey engine in an 80" during 1951.

It was such a common occurrence that in the 1970's many of us carried a spare gearstick in the toolbox.

[Saitch]

Yep had mine break on the Landie I used to leave on Moreton Is. in the '90s. I used a large screw driver to replace it when driving. It also served as an anti theft device that way :D
Steve

[JDNSW]

Almost every Series Landrover I have seen has had a welded up gearlever.

My 110 broke the gearlever at about 300k km.

I would have to say it is fairly common. The one on the 110 was a fatigue failure (you could see the progressive nature of the crack on the break surface) and I suspect the same applies to the Series ones. Poor design - there is a stress raiser in the sharp step at the top of the ball.

John

[weeds]

Lost count how many I welded up.......tip - don't be lazy and weld it in situ. I know a couple of apprentices sent on an FRT that nearly set an FFR on fire. The sigs were not impressed, it soon cleared the cam net, apparently they were in the middle of an important conversation. Good thing we had a fridge full of goffa's to settle them down.

[AdsLandies]

I just recently repaired one, which had also been welded up before. I've noticed a few welded ones on the Perenties being sold. Took the picture before welding it up - attempted to do only a half bodgie repair this time. Don't forget to put the metal plate with the three holes over the gearstick stalk before you weld it up. Surprisingly you can slide the rubber boot that covers all this over the fat part of the stick once it's welded up.

[Saitch]

Surprisingly you can slide the rubber boot that covers all this over the fat part of the stick once it's welded up.
Don't forget the rubber boot as, several years ago, in the 11a the boot had perished so I ripped it off & never got to replace it. A few months later we're scooting up the beach on Fraser with my mate as passenger, the good wifey in the middle & me driving. We hit a small, shallow creek crossing at about 50 kph & it was like someone ad turned on an high pressure fire hose filled with thick sandy water up through the gear lever hole & into the wifies face. I had to pull up very quickly so my mate & I could do a bolt as we were ****ing ourselves laughing.:D And you know what? She still remembers it:eek:
Steve

[UncleHo]

Yes, it is a common fault, I have replaced several over the years,that repair method shown by AdsLandies is about the best I have seen,common in series 2/2a's as the crank in the lever multiplies the force,not a lot one can do,but with both Series and Perentie do your gear change to the count of 3,out-neutral-into gear,the flywheel on both types will have enough inertia to do the change, and it is easier on the drivetrain.:)

cheers

[Lotz-A-Landies]

For the repair of the one in the 1951 tropical trial, the RAEME Mec drilled and tapped the ball and threaded the shaft before welding them up.

Would have had to drill a bit deeper than this repair and would have made a very short stick as the early S1 sticks were about 3" shorter than later ones.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/general-chat/79839d1404366275-broken-gear-stick-base-ex-army-landy-common-gearstick-repair-1.jpg

[Dazza67]

LOL, yep snapped two of them... One in a Series 3 FACE car had to drive back with long handled screwdriver from the back of pucka range to RC and the second in a 110 in cambodia over-loaded to the hilt with mine protection trying to get away from drunken KPAF soldiers shooting crap up it got flatbeded to Patay Australi.

[bisaro]

Thanks everyone a new one isnt cheap or im getting ripped off as its 450 bucks for a new one

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[UncleHo]

Hey, Bisaro, what model Landrover are we talking about,$450 :eek: Gee!, you could import one for a LT95 G/box 110 County from Paddocks in England by air for less than that,or get a S/hand one from M.R.Autos in Qld for cheaper while the new one was on order through M.R.'s :)

They could also get a new one from UK for your Series either 4cyl 2/2a or 3.

[bisaro]

Not sure mechanic in emerald qld ordered it for 1990 landrover perentie

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