gearbox problems- advice please

thanks for all the tips and offers of parts, but we already have the salsbury diff!
having spoken to some land rover fanatics here in Dubbo, we have decided to put a 2.25l Land rover petrol motor back in and keep the series 3 gearbox. We will be converting it to gas/petrol as the 202 is at the moment. With the extra space in the engine bay we should also be able to fit extractors and a snorkel kit, which will hopefully bring the performance of the 2.25 up to what we are used to with the 202.
thanks,
Kristen

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Originally Posted by RobHay

If you still have the IIA box I would be slipping that back in........once you are absolutely certain that the engine is in alignment and is not going to flog your gear box to bits.

The IIA box is, in my opinion, by far the better,and stronger, box.(One of the best gear boxes ever built by Rover ...

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Rob

I think you should clarify that statement a little the later gearboxes from suffix "D" were the best boxes in terms of reliability and ratios. The suffix "C" and earlier boxes still had a weakness in the layshaft.

The Series 3 layshaft is even better than the SIIA boxes because it is one piece with the big problem in the SIII box being the early cases which shot the reverse idler out the side of the box.

When it comes down to it the best box is the one that you have when its not jumping out of gear or breaking things.

Diana

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Rob

I think you should clarify that statement a little the later gearboxes from suffix "D" were the best boxes in terms of reliability and ratios. The suffix "C" and earlier boxes still had a weakness in the layshaft.

The Series 3 layshaft is even better than the SIIA boxes because it is one piece with the big problem in the SIII box being the early cases which shot the reverse idler out the side of the box.

When it comes down to it the best box is the one that you have when its not jumping out of gear or breaking things.

Diana

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My experience is even the late S3 boxes are far more prone to jumping out of gear than any of the earlier boxes, and also more prone to shedding bits of synchros (helped by having more).

John

JD not debating you about the SIII jumping out of gear, although you must admit that the SIII layshaft makes it a stronger box and set up correctly doesn't jump out of gear.

Diana

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

JD not debating you about the SIII jumping out of gear, although you must admit that the SIII layshaft makes it a stronger box and set up correctly doesn't jump out of gear.

Diana

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The S3 layshaft is, as you say, stronger - but then I've never busted a layshaft in any Landrover gearbox. But I have had Series 3s jump out of gear far more often than S1/2/2a. Set up correctly and treated with some semblance of respect, none of the Series gearboxes can be regarded as troublesome.

John

I hope you get it sorted.
I would like to see pictures of your Rover, and of the trip around Australia.
Best of British luck.

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dont forget to drop in an itinerary you might be able to colocate and get a local BBQ going to meet some of the AULRO folk.

Hi Kristen,

Best of luck with the trip - you have obviously made your choice with running gear. I travelled Aust for 3 years in a 2A lwb, holden 186, 2a box and range rover diffs with maxidrive axles. Went well accept the brass bushes in gearbox giving up with about 200km back to Brisbane ( made it home in forth believe it or not). When in Kununura I went halves with a farmer I was working for in a ute with a 202 in it for about 200 bucks. He got my 186 and the ute and I got the 202. Far better fuel economy due to the power to weight ratio of carrying gear around Aust. The 186 is a revy motor and the 202 is the workhorse.

I now have a 2a swb with the extractors and it is no comparison to the 202. Your fuel economy would be far better in the 202 with all the weight etc. and as someone said holden parts are everywhere.

I am very jealous, have fun,
Bren