Loss of Drive - All Gears - Terrano 2

[solarman216]

I would willingly pay Rick to the job, but geography is not on my side (North Bristol), also I understand he is a very busy man as well.

Regards

Alan

If you can get your motor to me supply the parts, I will do it for £100, Bexhill is in between Hastings and Eastbourne on the south coast about 4 hours drive from Bristol, if it turns out to be the transfer box I have a spare, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

I've had two centre plates break on mine over the years and have to say what you describe sounds very much like mine. The last time a member from here towed me about ten miles to a garage. If there is a member willing nearby could you hire a transporter trailer and tow it down to Ricks. A manual Terrano will tow another Terrano on a trailer. Cost me about £40 for a days hire on a transporter local to me so surely other hire companies will be similar.
The extra effort of getting it to Ricks will be far better than taking to a garage that doesn't really know what they're doing.

 

[Banshee]

If you can get your motor to me supply the parts, I will do it for £100, Bexhill is in between Hastings and Eastbourne on the south coast about 4 hours drive from Bristol, if it turns out to be the transfer box I have a spare, Rick

Offer of the century!!! :thumb2

Fair play Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Bite his arm off :lol
I'd happily pay 100 notes for a clutch job driving from here. Rick you're too bloody generous. Here's me trying to get the boy to up his prices :doh

 

[solarman216]

I am a pensioner Pete I do it to keep my hand in and keep fit, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

I am a pensioner Pete I do it to keep my hand in and keep fit, Rick

I have a bike for that :lol

 

[solarman216]

I have a bike for that :lol

that is good but cycling to nowhere is a bore, and it does not keep the mind active, but you get enough exercise surely without a bike? or are you superhuman as I suspect, Cat Racing, Modding motors, as well as working etc, Rick

 

[TONUP]

If you can get your motor to me supply the parts, I will do it for £100, Bexhill is in between Hastings and Eastbourne on the south coast about 4 hours drive from Bristol, if it turns out to be the transfer box I have a spare, Rick

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread, and thank you Rick, for the offer of doing the work. I have just had a response from garage number three, who clearly didn't want the job and spoke of £1000 + to do it!!! (it's heavy/awkward/a pig of a job etc). That didn't include the bits either!

I am at a bit of a crossroads now, metaphorically of course as the truck is immobile . Have a try myself using the method of doing it on the ground or scrapping it. That said, I will look into the logistics of transporting it to your workshop Rick, but I think the jobs worth a bit more than a hundred quid. Respectfully may I hold your offer in abeyance until I reach a decision?

With Thanks & Regards to all...

Alan

 

[rustic]

My memories failing but wasn't there someone who was going to visit a member on a social basis, or pick up spare parts, got about 5 miles from home, couldn't get it fixed, so had it transported by relay all the way to the member's place. Luckily it was able to be fixed it.

I could have got this wrong, it might have been another forum.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

My memories failing but wasn't there someone who was going to visit a member on a social basis, or pick up spare parts, got about 5 miles from home, couldn't get it fixed, so had it transported by relay all the way to the member's place. Luckily it was able to be fixed it.

I could have got this wrong, it might have been another forum.

Could be a way to get it there if he has some form of breakdown cover, but I think they now only recover to the closest place that could do the job.

 

[jims-terrano]

Must be far too good to scrap, Surely.

 

[kitchenman]

Could be a way to get it there if he has some form of breakdown cover, but I think they now only recover to the closest place that could do the job.

I have AA with Lloyds banks, they will transport the motor to home address, some creative thinking may be in order, does not even have to be my car so long as I say I was with it when it broke down. Put your politicians hat on, tell them what they want to hear :augie

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I have AA with Lloyds banks, they will transport the motor to home address, some creative thinking may be in order, does not even have to be my car so long as I say I was with it when it broke down. Put your politicians hat on, tell them what they want to hear :augie

I think that's what Uncle Rustic was alluding too, just can't get my mind round how to get it that far from home. The best I could think up, is he was going on Holiday to Ricks, and it died on the way, so he wants to be recovered there.

 

[jims-terrano]

How about a relay of terranos to tow it down there:thumbs

In all seriousness though how much would a car transporter trailer or even a towing company?

Got to be worth a punt:thumbs

 

[solarman216]

For the sake of 4 bolts I think you should remove the prop from the diff, stick it in gear and turn it, if you have noises in the rear then something has broke in the transfer box and that is a much easier job, if however all is quiet box wise but noise in bell housing area then clutch, 4th gear will be best to start with as it is straight through, if you have noises try all the gears including low box, (but for this one you will also need to disconnect the front prop unless you have manual hubs), just wanting to be sure it is the clutch before any work starts, Rick

 

[glanrichbex]

Your Terrano is exactly the same colour and trim as mine ( the one I've got now not my profile picture ):thumbs- it's a smart looking truck and these Terranos are getting rare. Don't scrap it, get it fixed. My year 2000 Terrano developed a random clunk clatter noise when in neutral and lost drive - it turned out to be a piece of the clutch fork had broken off and was flying around inside the bell housing and the clutch was shot. The gearbox had a rumble in neutral so I spent 550squid with David Beumont on a recon gearbox and a new clutch, bearing and fork. I think it came to £1400 in total but what can you buy for that? :nenau

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Your Terrano is exactly the same colour and trim as mine ( the one I've got now not my profile picture ):thumbs- it's a smart looking truck and these Terranos are getting rare. Don't scrap it, get it fixed. My year 2000 Terrano developed a random clunk clatter noise when in neutral and lost drive - it turned out to be a piece of the clutch fork had broken off and was flying around inside the bell housing and the clutch was shot. The gearbox had a rumble in neutral so I spent 550squid with David Beumont on a recon gearbox and a new clutch, bearing and fork. I think it came to £1400 in total but what can you buy for that? :nenau

Well said fella :bow :thumb2

 

[Banshee]

How about a relay of terranos to tow it down there:thumbs

In all seriousness though how much would a car transporter trailer or even a towing company?

Got to be worth a punt:thumbs

This is the exact reason I'm doing my B+E :thumbs

Test is booked for the 29th July

 

[rustic]

For the sake of 4 bolts I think you should remove the prop from the diff, stick it in gear and turn it, if you have noises in the rear then something has broke in the transfer box and that is a much easier job, if however all is quiet box wise but noise in bell housing area then clutch, 4th gear will be best to start with as it is straight through, if you have noises try all the gears including low box, (but for this one you will also need to disconnect the front prop unless you have manual hubs), just wanting to be sure it is the clutch before any work starts, Rick

If you have 4 axle stand, just raise all 4 wheels off the ground, but this is not without risk, should if fall to the ground and go for a run.
If you did try this, make sure you have a competent person in the driver's seat at all time, especially if you decide that your place is outside listening to all the noises. Maybe Rick's method is safer and better in this instance.:thumb2

 

[TONUP]

Thanks to all for the ongoing comments and input. I am going to Halfords tonight to buy a tow rope, and get it towed up onto my mother in laws driveway, which is sloping. Hopefully, a Subura Outback will be robust enough for the job.

In the meantime, I have a call in with a 4 X 4 specialist, but I think it's going to be expensive.

Once I have it on a drive and away from the kerbside, I can start getting it lifted off the ground and getting underneath to survey the job. The suggestion for testing the gearbox, as per Rick's post and safety precautions advised by Rustic seem sensible, and I guess these have to be separated anyway to do the job.

I am really fond of this vehicle, and as stated in the thread, scrapping it would be a shame. I just changed the water pump belts & thermostat, got the A/C working and serviced it, which I do every three to four thousand miles! New battery in January and it runs and starts really well. It's also reassuring when you get to know your vehicle and how it has been put together and the general condition of it.

With the right degree of humility, when speaking to mechanics, I seem to know more about the model than they do (obviously they can't know everything about every car).

Regards

Alan