Great, my gearbox is stuffed...again

[Frenchie]

My clutch master cylinder was leaking and I had it lined up to be replaced. The other day it started to get hard to change gear so I thought here we go and took it straight to Rovertech to get fixed.

New master (and slave)......no better.....actually worse.

Turns out a retaining spring in the box has spat out, jamming 2nd gear which is now welded to the mainshaft. A few other bits of metal fell out as well. :(

A recon box is going in as that will be cheaper than fixing it but what the hell am I supposed to do? That's the second time in 6 months that the gearbox has crapped itself. I can't afford to keep throwing money at this pos.

[PAT303]

Was it a new box(reco) 6 months ago?A mate of mine changed his out and the new one was knackered from the start.Change at the mechanics cost. Pat

[simonr23]

if this car really is a pos, i'd be getting rid of it and getting a landy that was not a pos. could just be one of those horrible antiluck stories. what was the first probem you had? is it possible that when the last work was done, something may have been damaged or misaligned somehow?

goodluck, either way.

[rangieman]

A reco gearbox should have had a warranty and 6 months it still should be covered with a spring breaking thats the rebuilders fault:eek:

[Frenchie]

The box was rebuilt (not swapped) 6 months ago but where this spring came from supposedly wasn't touched (mainshaft) it was only the layshaft and associated buts that were replaced.

[rangieman]

The box was rebuilt (not swapped) 6 months ago but where this spring came from supposedly wasn't touched (mainshaft) it was only the layshaft and associated buts that were replaced.
Mmmm sounds a bit suss to me :cool:

[Frenchie]

Yes but what can I do?

Actually it was more like 8 months, how long a warranty do you get on mechanical repairs anyway?

Oh and I mentioned Rovertech before, I would like to make it clear that it was NOT Rovertech that fixed it last time.

[rangieman]

Yes but what can I do?

Actually it was more like 8 months, how long a warranty do you get on mechanical repairs anyway?

Oh and I mentioned Rovertech before, I would like to make it clear that it was NOT Rovertech that fixed it last time.
Well in my rangie days i had a gearbox recoed by some dodgey brothers in melb
Had it rebuilt by them 3 times in 10 months till they got it right , 12 month warranty

Jump up and down scream but first try the cool hand luke approach ,and if all else fails then go for the juggular

The gearbox would not have been cheap to do the first time and you should not have to foot the bill again:D

[isuzurover]

Sorry to hear that. The R380 is usually a fairly strong box...

[Frenchie]

The gearbox would not have been cheap to do the first time and you should not have to foot the bill again:D

Fortunately the first time was a "warranty" job (ASWN) so it didn't cost me anything.;)

[Blknight.aus]

FWIW you cant get the lay shaft out of any of the boxes without disturbing the main shaft, if you disturb the main shaft you should fully pull it down (without knocking out the bearings, thats the change over step, or dismantling the syncro units unless you are replacing them) and then re-assemble it in the correct sequence.

You can bodge them out but it requires manipulation of the shafts in such a way that you can dislodge things that wont be apparent untill you get some serious RPMS on OR fluf a gear change and baulk grind the syncros...

at that point all hell is free to break loose.

[LandyAndy]

Sad story Tony
You have had a hell of a bad run out of that Defender!!!!
Almost reason enough to force you off them for good:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Goodluck
Andrew

[Tank]

The box was rebuilt (not swapped) 6 months ago but where this spring came from supposedly wasn't touched (mainshaft) it was only the layshaft and associated buts that were replaced.
If the gearbox rebuilder told you that the Mainshaft was not touched then he is Lieing to you, it is impossible to remove/replace the Layshaft without first removing the Mainshaft, Regards Frank.

[Frenchie]

If the gearbox rebuilder told you that the Mainshaft was not touched then he is Lieing to you, it is impossible to remove/replace the Layshaft without first removing the Mainshaft, Regards Frank.

INteresting...ta.