Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 14 of 14

Thread: Defender 2014 - gearbox and clutch failures

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Location
    Rover
    Posts
    1,936
    Total Downloaded
    0
    It might be a bit more common in Defenders, and I’m not a mechanic, but it seems it can happen to any brand. ...these problems sound pretty common in Toyotas to over the years

    Toyota 78/79 series gearbox problems @ ExplorOz Forum


    YouTube

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    NSW far north coast
    Posts
    17,279
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    Probably...😢😲😲😲😒😒😒. Apparently the complete transmissions are made there now....
    Oh dear.
    Apparently the Mustang MT82 'box has been made there from the beginning and I remember reading about these sort of things happening way back then.

  3. #13
    MLD's Avatar
    MLD is offline Wizard Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Stanwell Park, NSW
    Posts
    1,556
    Total Downloaded
    0
    20km from home at the end of a 5 week touring trip i lost 3rd gear. Spoke to specialist gearbox mechanic today. Could be a failed syncro or stripped gearset. Find out next week when the box is opened up. Was told that LR use quality bearings but use a synco with a gap between teeth that can slip and fail. The Ranger and Mustang MT82 use chinese made bearings (crap was the words used) but a better gear and syncro set up.

    The plan is to rebuild the box with the best of available parts. Bloody defender has bled me dry over the past 6 months.

  4. #14
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Perth Western Australia
    Posts
    2,450
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Gearboxes can and do fail in any vehicle but I think overall the MT82 box in the Defender is pretty good.

    While I have done dozens of clutches and adapter shafts, I only changed out my first starter motor on a Defender 2.4TDCi (puma) today.
    Regards
    Daz


Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!