Thread: R380 gearbox damage

Ladas, thanks for the quick reply.My cooler is much simpler than in the picture.It is a simple loop that runs from the left rear corner of the box forward a short distance and then under the box to the right side and then forward between the chassis and the bell housing/ engine. It then does a u turn and runs back to the box. No little radiator assembly.It is supported by a bracket at the starter motor but nothing else forward of that but it runs almost to the front crossmember.Thats quite a distance of unsupported pipe work in my opinion and there is nothing to stop it oscillating on bumps etc.There is a flexible section in there somewhere, behind the starter motor adjacent to the bell housing.What do you think?130man.

yep, never seen a TD5 one looking like that.
I think if you check the VIN on that doc, it's a Tdi one.

Ladas, is that EPC or MicroCat ?

I was watching the local LR guys putting a box back into a Defender a few weeks back and I think there is some fouling of the box and the floor. I didn't note the details but i do know it was a bit of a bugger to do - and they had the car on a hoist..

Ron

Ron, I reinstalled my g/box, t/case and bell housing as a unit by constructing a beam support through the cabin and hanging a chainblock off that. The whole process went quite smoothly and I used the guide bolt idea from Rick 130 to make sure it slid in straight.There was no fouling at all but I installed the high/low range lever after the box was in place which may have made the difference.130man.

Originally Posted by 130man

Ron, I reinstalled my g/box, t/case and bell housing as a unit by constructing a beam support through the cabin and hanging a chainblock off that. The whole process went quite smoothly and I used the guide bolt idea from Rick 130 to make sure it slid in straight.There was no fouling at all but I installed the high/low range lever after the box was in place which may have made the difference.130man.

That could have been it.

I see you live around Dungog - did you take the old box to Derek or Murray at Modern Motors for a check over?

Ron

No, I talked to Murray and they were fully booked so were unable to help me at the time.I bought a recon unit from All 4x4 which they had on the shelf.130man.