hmmm. disaster.

so i went to pick my landy up yesterday from the pub car park. started first time (thank you weber), put it into gear, moved off, theres an almighty bang, and there's no more go. Engine is still running fine, it goes into all the gears, hi range and lo range, and 4wd, but theres no power to the wheels. (not in 4wd, neither...)

prop shaft?

and if so, how much?


1975 lwb station wagon, 2.25 petrol

its not yer propshafts. you can always check by sticking yer head underneath and having a look. i suspect they are both still there.

it more likely yer clutch or possibly the t/box

slob said:

its not yer propshafts. you can always check by sticking yer head underneath and having a look. i suspect they are both still there.

it more likely yer clutch or possibly the t/box

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they're definitely both still there. i looked. they even both appear to be connected.

transmission box sounds difficult and expensive... is it?

edit: of course, i mean transfer box. i'm just a little slow this morning...

Question? do you have freewheeling hubs fitted ? and if so are they set to 4x4 when you tried to drive in 4 wheel drive?
usually the half shaft goes first and it can be a big bang.

dang. it's the transfer box. mucked about a bit with it last night, and basically it pops out in first in high; once i'm up to about 5 miles an hour it stays in, but just moving off it pops out with a bang. the clutch has started slipping like a beeyatch in fourth, an all.

and thank you clivees, thats what i went to check.

Bummer!
Welcome to landy ownership.

clivees said:

Bummer!
Welcome to landy ownership.

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right - after doing some research (that my employer would far rather i wasn't doing) the haynes manual suggests knackered detent spring on the transfer box.

where the bloody hell is that? the picture just shows a closeup of a spring, which is not quite as useful as it could be. can i do this without having the gearbox out altogether?

as the haynes manual says i don't need to get the whole gearbox out to do the clutch, i'm somewhat loath to take it out for a spring...