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Just collected this rather nice 3.0l
Was diagnosed by the aa with broken gearbox.It starter and tried to move but loads of resistance then large band moved forwards 2" then bang again and so on.Only just managed to get on the trailer.
So question is what was wrong with it?
Answers on postcard please
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/stephenhudson/2013-09-22150718_zps38417902.jpg
knackered diff? locked front hubs? knackered driveshafts? I know nowt about gearboxes, but aren't the 3.0l troublesome with regards gearboxes?
zippy656
22-09-2013, 16:58
Some thing seased my guess
What happens in 4wd?
geoffdown
22-09-2013, 17:10
Rear shoes liners come away from shoes so 1side starts to jam and the lsd trys to slip:augie happened on mine:o
Wound up front shafts - driving in 4 x 4 in the dry and doing a tight turn :confused:
zippy656
22-09-2013, 17:13
When you going to tell
How much u pay
Terranosaurus
22-09-2013, 17:14
Check to see if the transfer box is working or not first - physically check not just wiggle the lever then disconnect front and rear props one at a time trying it in 2wd and 4wd in each gear and see what it does - you should be able to narrow it down to either in the box or at either axle/diff, then explore from their.
I had shoe linings come away too but didn't get the problems geoff describes but it is certainly possible
jims-terrano
22-09-2013, 17:15
Transfer box? don't forget guys it'll have fixed hubs on that one.
Put the transfer box in neutral, and run the main box through the gears, see how noisy it is.
solarman216
22-09-2013, 17:55
Rustic is on the ball, Rick
zippy656
22-09-2013, 17:57
Put the transfer box in neutral, and run the main box through the gears, see how noisy it is.
If feels smooth must be difs then
solarman216
22-09-2013, 18:00
If feels smooth must be difs then
could be transfer box, Rick
zippy656
22-09-2013, 18:05
could be transfer box, Rick
Yes but i cant spell tranfir box:doh
Yes but i cant spell tranfir box:doh
Go and play with your gear knob...:augie
Now is the time to remove the rear prop shaft, or put the vehicle on 4 axle stands, and see what rotates when in 2 wheel drive, then 4 wheel drive.
My best guess...
Broken rear half shaft.
solarman216
22-09-2013, 20:11
Go and play with your gear knob...:augie
Now is the time to remove the rear prop shaft, or put the vehicle on 4 axle stands, and see what rotates when in 2 wheel drive, then 4 wheel drive.
My best guess...
Broken rear half shaft.
I can go with that, sounds good, did not think about rear shaft as have not done one as yet, probably should not have said that:doh, Rick
Was broken front prop wouldnt drive even in 2wd as its got fixed hubs.Removed the locked hubs and drives fine just need to fit new front prop make sure there are no other issues.
firebobby
22-09-2013, 21:28
Was broken front prop wouldnt drive even in 2wd as its got fixed hubs.Removed the locked hubs and drives fine just need to fit new front prop make sure there are no other issues.
Sounds like a result then :thumbs
Hopefully will be using it myself bought it to break but it looks good rust free came from london so never seen dirt doesnt even have towbar fitted
solarman216
22-09-2013, 21:35
Was broken front prop wouldnt drive even in 2wd as its got fixed hubs.Removed the locked hubs and drives fine just need to fit new front prop make sure there are no other issues.
Nah something not right here, in two wheel front prop will not be driven, now with fixed hubs drive is other way, wheels driving diff and prop shaft, yep just answered my own argument, well done cnc, cheap fix sounds like a good profit in line, Rick
Great result, but what alarms me is that the AA said the gearbox was broken, so who was the original owner?
I feel sorry for them, when the fix could have been really cheap, and we all know that front prop shafts are vulnerable on these vehicles with fixed front hubs, because they no longer fit the grease nipples.:doh
Rustic
solarman216
22-09-2013, 21:53
would you have a good front bumper support frame including the front wing supports, rusty but still strong will be fine, Rick
Terranosaurus
22-09-2013, 22:05
I once had a front diff go bang on me, that caused alarming bangs etc - with fixed hubs it would be causing all sorts of trouble, with autos I was able to back up, release them and drive home on it. - will try to find thread with it in if I can.
96terrano
22-09-2013, 22:10
So are you keeping the truck in one piece then?
Terranosaurus
22-09-2013, 22:17
I once had a front diff go bang on me, that caused alarming bangs etc - with fixed hubs it would be causing all sorts of trouble, with autos I was able to back up, release them and drive home on it. - will try to find thread with it in if I can.
Seems I never really wrote about it - just found reference in Mac Challenge thread to it needing changing ion a list of things to do in prep for it.
melissachels
22-09-2013, 22:50
Great result, but what alarms me is that the AA said the gearbox was broken, so who was the original owner?
I feel sorry for them, when the fix could have been really cheap, and we all know that front prop shafts are vulnerable on these vehicles with fixed front hubs, because they no longer fit the grease nipples.:doh
Rustic
pffft I had an AA guy argue with me for an hour over a fecked fuel pump :doh he was trying to tell me that it was the injectors & I was saying it was the in tank fuel pump on my 406....It was the flipping pump.... funny how a dunk with a hammer fixed things temporarily...for bout 5 mins:rolleyes:..... Then was arguing with me over where the car was going as my tools were at home but the pump was in the shop...Shop won! It was the flipping pump & I even had to explain to him step by step how to fit the new one :doh was even worse cos I was a woman & that I was planning to fix it myself...guys jaw just bout hit the deck:lol
Go and play with your gear knob...:augie
Now is the time to remove the rear prop shaft, or put the vehicle on 4 axle stands, and see what rotates when in 2 wheel drive, then 4 wheel drive.
My best guess...
Broken rear half shaft.
Now is the time to remove the rear prop shaft, or put the vehicle on 4 axle stands, and see what rotates when in 2 wheel drive, then 4 wheel drive.
Sounds a solid plan to me.:)
... :doh was even worse cos I was a woman & that I was planning to fix it myself...guys jaw just bout hit the deck:lol
When I was very young, still at school, my Mum was driving the 2 1/4 litre Petrol, series II Land Rover, it broke down, she got the tool box out, and was dismantling the carburettor down at the side of the road, an AA man was driving past, and offerered to help, and my mum said, no thank you, I'm just taking the carb off to clean a jet in the carburetor, to which his jaw dropped...:eek:
She cleaned it and reassembled it, and it started first time, the AA man just watched with amazement. In the 1960's is was unusual to see women driving cars, let alone messing under the bonnets of 4x4's
It appears that the attitude of some people hasn't changed in all that time.:doh
Rustic
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