LT95 option with OD

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 21st March 2013, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Davo

I can't remember, but isn't there a fifth gear bearing that's become unavailable for the R380? One of the Ashcrofts posted something here about it.

With tens of thousands of Defenders and Disco 1s and 2s (many less than 10 years old) running around and Ashcroft's already one the case, I can't imagine it will be very long before alternate supplies are found.

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Originally Posted by ashtrans

Hi,

Yes I do ! NSK and RHP can be treated as the same company,

This week we have found out that the 2 R380 rear support bearings, LR numbers FTC2385 and FTC3371 or bearing numbers RJ2023 and RJ2022 have been made obsolete !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ie RHP are no longer making them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are a special design for LR and will not make anymore for anyone else.

There are 3 other brands worldwide,

Newsun/ Chinese, don't last 3 months
Britpart/ Indian ?, maybe 3-4 months
A & S Fersa, Spanish, last 6 months

Even the RHP isn't great and they are often the first thing to fail in the 380, I think that's what has cause this 5th gear to fail, the bearing fails and the gear teeth come out of mesh and strip,

I have bought up all RHP I can find and am looking for an alternative without machining the casing but I may have to do this due to the weird sizes,

Dave

Landiheaven · 21st March 2013, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

The LT85 is quite a stromg box with a weak 5th gear and therein lies the problem.

It is however a much stronger box than a LT77 but the 30mm longer R380 has more meat on on the 5th gearset making a better box recomended over the LT95 by KLR for Isuzu conversions so long as you you include the external oil cooler.

If it were my auto->manual conversion, I'd be looking for an R380 out of a late Disco 1.

The LT85 in my last 110 lasted a very very long time(200,000) hard km's, alot of this towing a 3.5 tonne bale buggy behind a 6.2 diesel, Yes the bearings were rumbly before I sold it, lol, there was a guy that I knew that but a 6.2 in front of a LT77 in a RRC, lasted a full 3 months!! blew its guts out, smashed layshaft and all

**101RRS** · 21st March 2013, 05:32 PM

Australian law requires car parts be made available for a period of 10 years from the point of time production ceases - so if Landrover Australia cannot provide this part or an alternative they can be prosecuted if a complaint is made.

This issue came up when Daewoo folded in Australia and GM as the major owner of the company had to give the Govt a guarantee that it would supply new OEM Daewoo parts to meet the 10 year rule. When MG/Rover failed, as there was no overarching ownership company at the time, there was no one that the Govt could hold responsible for the provision of parts.

I would say it is a bit of a furfy.

Garry

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 21st March 2013, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Landiheaven

The LT85 in my last 110 lasted a very very long time(200,000) hard km's, alot of this towing a 3.5 tonne bale buggy behind a 6.2 diesel, Yes the bearings were rumbly before I sold it, lol, there was a guy that I knew that but a 6.2 in front of a LT77 in a RRC, lasted a full 3 months!! blew its guts out, smashed layshaft and all

I wouldn't recommend a LT77 (even the S suffix) for anything but a non-turbo 2.5 litre Defender 90.

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