Thread: 5 speed gearbox to 4 speed

be aware the cluch plate splines are different so you will need a new clutch plate. I tried to swap a almost new clutch from a 4 speed two door onto a later 5 speed 4 door and found out the hard way.

Just to update anyone following.
Progress has been pretty slow unfortunately. The Rangie is at my Dads' and we down to one car now that I have decided to begin this project. Prior to begining though I had to clean out the shed.
I have removed and cleaned the LT77 from the donor engine and given it a reasonable clean. All looks good and ready to go in.

In jumping under the LR I am going to have to remove the extractors and cut the exhaust to do the job. When I relayed this to Dad he says we may as well try and fix this box.

It all started 14 months ago when the housing that the gear selector bolts to broke and I lost the use of all gears. I had the part repaired as I couldn't get one in Oz.
When I put it all back together the revs had to be matched to find 2nd gear. I thought i had blown a syncro but as the aluminium housing had been welded it may no longer be straight and true. I have been driving it ever since.
A week ago it wouldn't come out of 4th, then when it did I could only find 1st.
I limped it to work and home again that night-where upon turning onto my street it began changing as it has for the last 14 months (fine apart from having to match the revs on 2nd)
Dad said at the time that I should get a new part from UK but I never have done so.

Tomorrow I will go up and remove the top and inspect the syncros that I can see from the access hole and if they appear OK then I will go and order the new part from the UK-if they prove to be damaged, then I suppose that I will be fitting the 4 speed.

The part I am writing about is a FRC8883 for anyone with a parts catolouge.