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Hi Diana
He has a 2a box there also (which l beleive are a better box - no synchros...). So l guess taht could be re-fitted? Not sure why he went to a series 3 box?
He is inlcuding in the sale the complete, but dismantled 2a box.
I think l'd be inclinded to re-build that and put back in. Wanting to do it right first time as it is a pain (l am told) to put g/box in owing to having to remove the cab!!!
Mike
The 2A box has no synchro on 1st and 2nd but 3rd and 4th have synchro. I've now been using my S2A for a week as a daily driver to see what it's like. No issues with the gear changes - you get the rev's just right and double clutch it and before you know it becomes normal practice and the changes are reasonably smooth.Quote:
Originally Posted by mike_beecham
Every text I've read so far says the S2A gearboxes are the best of the Landy boxes, so I'd be looking at revuilding that one and ditch the S3 anchor.
Cheers
John B
the cab doesn't actually need removing, just the floor plates, trans' tunnel and seatbox (seat box can be a pig with rusted bolts)...
if you've a military crossmember the seatbox can be left in and the g/gox can be dropped to the floor ...
use an engine hoist thru the passenger door to raise/lower/guide the gearbox and put a 1" thick wedge of wood under the flywheel housing, remove handbrake lever and links completely and the nearside gearbox mount...
i've not been working on series landys for long but i know i can swap a clutch on my own in one day in a series3 and be back on the road even with rusted bolts, two folks that have a good idea of what to do should be able to do the job in about 4 hours i expect
John B
The early SIII boxes had a tendency to throw the reverse idler gear out the side of the casing when reversing up a steep slope when loaded. If the case has lasted till now it will probably last a lot longer, the later SIII boxes had lattice ridges in the casting over the reverse idler to solve the problem.
The biggest problem with the SIII box is the cost of the layshaft cluster which actually removes the weakness in the earlier Land Rover boxes. So if you have a late suffix SIII box (all the Army ones) they are not necessarily a boat anchor, although they are more expensive on parts to repair.
You can remove the transmission from the vehicle without taking off the roof or even the seat box. You do it by removing the transfer off the back of the gearbox first and drop it down to the floor. You then do the same with the gearbox. You do have to remove the floor panels though.
Diana