Missing Gearbox Mount?

[nugge t]

Was crawling around underneath the truck this morning checking driveline slack and noticed this.

Now cut my legs off and call me Shorty but to me this looks like there should be a bush supporting the gearbox in the gap. Hole in the bracket lines up with the thread in the box..the only thing missing is what I would expect to be a rubber bush and a bolt to bring it all together. Or is this just another Defender "quirk"?

[dullbird]

Nope ment to be like that question has been asked Sooooo many times .

We have all been concerned about that, one after the other

[nugge t]

That looks soooooooooooo wrong!

[Blknight.aus]

Ive found out something about it...

ITs an aux mount for when you change the gearbox mounts...

slide a bolt into it, drop on a washer wind on a nut, screw it up into the box then wind the nut down the bolt and it holds the gearbox in place while you change the mounts.

[dmdigital]

Looks like you finally crawled under the Puma for a good look

Now can you explain why it is so clean under there?

[nugge t]

Actually I thought someone might ask why I had'nt gotten all the sand off from being up the beach last weekend!!!!

Was supposed to do some real 4WD'ing today but has rained all day..will try to pick up my game!

[scarry]

Actually I thought someone might ask why I had'nt gotten all the sand off from being up the beach last weekend!!!!

Was supposed to do some real 4WD'ing today but has rained all day..will try to pick up my game!

How is the friggin rain,will it ever stop?

I recon that mount is for when the ZF option comes in with the update model

[Blknight.aus]

yeah cause theres something that belongs in a deefer.... an auto..

Im stunned enough to learn one of two things from this.

1. Ford thought far enough ahead and decided to make something thats a routine repair easy for the owner

OR

2. Ford had no faith in their workmanship on the Tcase or the mounts so made it easy for the mechanics to do warranty work.

[nugge t]

How is the friggin rain,will it ever stop?

I recon that mount is for when the ZF option comes in with the update model

Got that right!!!! We were going to Glasshouse to put the D through its paces but a waste and dangerous in this weather. Looks like it has set in for the long haul unfortunately.

[PhilipA]

I am afraid I find it difficult to believe that Land Rover would spend several dollars per vehicle to cast a mount into the gearbox, set up a drill press to drill and thread the mount and fabricate a mount on the crossmember for the convenience of warranty or mechanic work.( especially since the threding of the gearbox mount would not be necessary for that purpose)

AFAIK they or any other car maker would not spend money for that purpose.

I believe (based on 20 years in the industry) that they designed the mount to be used but for some reason decided not to use it, most probably NVH. ( or maybe it had unforseen effects on some other component found only in late testing)

Someone out of warranty fit a suitable mount there and see what it does.

Regards Philip A