Thread: sloppy box

Hi Guys I forgot to mention there was some metal stuff that came out last time i changed the gear box fluid it looked like a piece of spring metal about the size of a 5mm x 20mm piece of metal ??????

Originally Posted by willvine

Hi Guys I forgot to mention there was some metal stuff that came out last time i changed the gear box fluid it looked like a piece of spring metal about the size of a 5mm x 20mm piece of metal ??????

Willvine
Its a long time since Ive worked on a Series box but this is what I would do
Buy yourself what you believe is a box in good condition pull it down and put synchros bearings and seals in it.
Series Boxes pretty durable although not particularly strong, but a Series box with a million ks on it is probably shagged
A lot of the major parts you buy for a Series box today are substandard so you may be better off with a good one rebuilt
I recall finding debris during oil change and then driving around Australia with a Series box dont get too hung up about the debirs.
If the high speed transfer doesnt cost you a fortune it could be a wise move.

Thanks Djam1 Yea it was about 8 months ago i found the metal crap in the box, I but diddnt think to much of it as it worked fine. but since have given the car torture over the past 6 months Been used as a daily driver and taxi between noosa and sydney ( you gueesed it it I am now deaf) hahaha.

It is quite drivable but i pain in the **** in sydney. not to mention I am stikking to a bet to drive it accros the simpson then from alice then to tennant creek then acrros the Tanami Desert then to perth then accross the nulabor then home to sydney.

A route my old man did regulaly while working with internernatinal harvester back in the 70,s and 80,s

He will be driving myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy luxury disco with every thing on it and i will be driving the series with no air con ,,, cause he recons i am weak and the young folk dont know how hard it was in the days.

weel seee . ( ps I am shi1ing my self)

I can't see your loc on the pdabut I have a reasonable series box and tcase sitting in the shed you can have a loan of while yours is sorted. I want it back tho, its kermits spare.

The jump out of gear problem is probably with the synchromesh, and the bit you mention could well be one of the springs from it. But the rest of the box is presumably worn as well. A known good box would be easier and better perhaps than overhauling the box. Although the extra synchro makes driving easier, the S3 box seems to give a lot more trouble than does the S1/2/2a box.

John

I drained the box today and found;

Originally Posted by willvine

I drained the box today and found;

Can't see the picture.

John