Thread: Add on’s and omissions

Thanks for the info. I found the salesman’s zip file but I was unable to open it. Re the sills I looked at the originals available and see that there is more to them. These are not high on my priority list as I have had the transfer case + O/D out on the bench for longer than I care to remember due to a sudden loss of oil. I found the oil loss problem and have been procrastinating doing a bearings and seals refurb. I have now decided to do the refurb so I might just as well do the gearbox also. My next dilemma is which way to tackle the gearbox removal. The seat box and floor are still in place and I’m reluctant to remove them which leaves me the option of radiator, grille and engine removal as I can’t see the gearbox coming out leaving the seat box, floor and engine in place.
my current plan is, as suggested, engine and gearbox out, refurb gearbox, T/case +O/D. I’m thinking also to overhaul the head, valves, compression increase, maybe camshaft mod, carburettor O/H then extractors.
So just waiting for these current over zealous restrictions to be lifted and I’ll be into it.
Dasher

Originally Posted by Dasher298

Thanks for the info. I found the salesman’s zip file but I was unable to open it. Re the sills I looked at the originals available and see that there is more to them. These are not high on my priority list as I have had the transfer case + O/D out on the bench for longer than I care to remember due to a sudden loss of oil. I found the oil loss problem and have been procrastinating doing a bearings and seals refurb. I have now decided to do the refurb so I might just as well do the gearbox also. My next dilemma is which way to tackle the gearbox removal. The seat box and floor are still in place and I’m reluctant to remove them which leaves me the option of radiator, grille and engine removal as I can’t see the gearbox coming out leaving the seat box, floor and engine in place.
my current plan is, as suggested, engine and gearbox out, refurb gearbox, T/case +O/D. I’m thinking also to overhaul the head, valves, compression increase, maybe camshaft mod, carburettor O/H then extractors.
So just waiting for these current over zealous restrictions to be lifted and I’ll be into it.
Dasher

Our workshop at Leyland Truck and Bus always removed the seat box and pulled the trans assembly out through a door with a gooseneck crane.

The floor and seatbox are not that hard to remove - but be prepared to replace twisted off bolts - and that is the easiest way of removing the box. But if you need to work on the engine as well, it is possibly easier to pull the whole lot out as a unit (but even then you have to remove the floor and transmission tunnel to remove the gear lever assembly and the (red) transfer case lever.

Through the door is straightforward except, as John points out, removal of some of the bolts can be difficult.
Engine needs to be supported at the back.

DSCN1557 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Through the door is straightforward except, as John points out, removal of some of the bolts can be difficult.
Engine needs to be supported at the back.

Rover provided a crossmember under the flywheel housing for you to put a suitable spacer on to hold it up .