BAE Systems in TGM120

[rust]

In part 4 of my TGM120 log book it looks like some really big jobs were conducted at "BAE CR" in around 2009 when the odometer was just below 64000km. I bought the car with just under 66,000km.

According to the log book it went into BAE CR three services in a row for a total of 64.9 hours work. All the other times, regular service work was conducted at 2CDO or 4RAR which I assume is the everyday workshop at the base?

Jobs at BAE were:

1) Replace/Repair rear main oil seal and clutch (15.5 hours)
2) Repair/Replace Gearbox, engine breather clamps, ???... Drive axle caps, headlight switch, steering column shrouds (24.5 hours) NOTE: My gearbox looks brand new with yellow numbers written on it.
3) Repair/Replace Transmission, Engine breather clamps, front grease caps, headlight switch, steering column shrouds, Battery (24.7 hours) NOTE: My transmission looks brand new

Here's my questions:

Q1. What was BEA and why would BEA do big jobs?
Q2. Looking at the hours spent on the vehicle does it make sense that I'd have a new clutch, gearbox and transmission?
Q3. Why would BEA repeat exactly the same two jobs, e.g. steering column shrouds, headlight switch in a 7 day period?

[isuzutoo-eh]

British Aerospace, the mob that did a lot of the heavy rebuilds on the 110 fleet for the Army...

[rust]

Thanks for the BAE heads up!

I think I've figured it out...
There's two TGM120 entries side by side but only one work order number and two separate dates.

It looks like the BAE mechanic may have pulled the car apart on 23/7/09 then put the job aside (He might have had to wait for a brand new gearbox) and then finished rebuilding it on the 5/8/09, about 11 days after it arrived.

Does about 50 hours for a gearbox removal and install seem about right?

[holeyhardtop]

Thanks for the BAE heads up

Does about 50 hours for a gearbox removal and install seem about right?

Only in a government department, or contractors who are so closely aligned, they can charge what they feel like, unless that also includes the time spent rebuilding the box.


If it was at a normal workshop, this should be done in a day, it's not rocket science, just nuts and bolts

[dutch_rumblefish]

having worked for BAE SA sometimes hours may include the gear box or tcase rebuild .
BAE would have been the company that had the contract for maintenance at that time .