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danie2011

danie2011

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Hi all.... just wondering if anyone can just give me a bit if advice.... I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a mechanic but I love to give it ago... anyway... I've had a few landrover n always found the answers n gained the advice I needed from here n managed just fine n always kept the old girls on the road.... my latest toy is a series 2 discovery td5 auto.... here's my problem n all my own doings I know... the rear crank seal had gone on her and she was leaking life fluid at a fair rate... so with my give it ago attitude I proceeded and lifted the engine out... fit the new crank seal and various other seals and gaskets as I went... put it all back together refit the engine and she started winner... or so I thought....no drive in any gear or reverse... so I've read may of the threads on here n after a lot of head scratching I realised my mistake was fitting the torque converter to the engine and not the transmission... what's the chances my transmission will have survived? She's only been run for about 3-5 mins since I put her back together and the engines back on the lift ready to pull again... am I better looking for another transmission now and putting it down to an expensive lesson learnt or should I pull her out refit amd align the tc correctly put her back together and prey and hope? Thanks in advance Dan :)
 
danie2011 said:
Hi all.... just wondering if anyone can just give me a bit if advice.... I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a mechanic but I love to give it ago... anyway... I've had a few landrover n always found the answers n gained the advice I needed from here n managed just fine n always kept the old girls on the road.... my latest toy is a series 2 discovery td5 auto.... here's my problem n all my own doings I know... the rear crank seal had gone on her and she was leaking life fluid at a fair rate... so with my give it ago attitude I proceeded and lifted the engine out... fit the new crank seal and various other seals and gaskets as I went... put it all back together refit the engine and she started winner... or so I thought....no drive in any gear or reverse... so I've read may of the threads on here n after a lot of head scratching I realised my mistake was fitting the torque converter to the engine and not the transmission... what's the chances my transmission will have survived? She's only been run for about 3-5 mins since I put her back together and the engines back on the lift ready to pull again... am I better looking for another transmission now and putting it down to an expensive lesson learnt or should I pull her out refit amd align the tc correctly put her back together and prey and hope? Thanks in advance Dan :)
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Have a read through this, it has pics and everything ...
http://forum.lro.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=93775
 
Dippypud said:
Was there any other problems before you pulled the converter off ... a vibration of sorts ?
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No no vibrations it was just the rear crank seal that was the reason I pulled the engine with only ever messing with manuals before I didn't realise I needed to leave the tc on the box and just refit as I removed... I did mark things up and I didn't force the block and Bell casing back together they just slipped back together as you would expect
 
Update:- so I've pulled the engine reseated the torque converter to where it's supposed to be.... and the realised the flex plate is warped might this warping of saved the transmission as now I've got the tc seated properly on the transmission it feels right for want of a better way to explain....fit a new flex plate dropped the engine back in and it mated up with the box a dream quick brew now n time to rebuild :) fingers crossed the old girl will run and drive too this afternoon
 
danie2011 said:
Update:- so I've pulled the engine reseated the torque converter to where it's supposed to be.... and the realised the flex plate is warped might this warping of saved the transmission as now I've got the tc seated properly on the transmission it feels right for want of a better way to explain....fit a new flex plate dropped the engine back in and it mated up with the box a dream quick brew now n time to rebuild :) fingers crossed the old girl will run and drive too this afternoon
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flex plate has bent during the refit or pump in box drive lugs are broken , its usually a good idea to measure depth of t/c in bell housings is a 1mm or so greater than the protrusion of flex plate from engine before fitting engine or box to each other
 
It was bent during the first attempt at refit...she's back together n runs and drives as she should now :) thanks for all the advice and help folks no doubt I'll be back on with more problems in a few days once I start using her :)
 
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