Thread: swapping gearbox what do I need and ...

Ok I'll confess it wasn't all plain sailing.
The first pic is after I emptied the oil from the box and transfer case I was removing the prop shafts and knocked the oil pan

The next pic is me not realising just how much weight is in a 3.5 V8 and I didn't secure the engine enough. When it moved back after removing the box the strap pulled a nice bend in the crossbar of the engine bay

I'm glad this one is the donor.
I''d best be more careful with mine.

Originally Posted by HangOver

But it's always been a very loose gearbox ie lots of side to side movement with the stick while in gear and it's always crunched now and again in third gear. I Some times find it hard to get fourth gear too even with the pedal fully depressed. I have to pause in neautral then go to fourth which is sometimes bloody awkward and dangerous.
Plus I got a replacement gearbox for next to nothing.

Hey, does anyone know what causes these probs or how to fix them? Mine does the same - side movement in gear and won't go into 2nd or 4th sometimes. Forced it in one day and promptly heard the sweet sound of a gear tooth bouncing around the g/box - won't do that again!!!

But i don't really feel like pulling the g/box out - again...