series 3 gears

johnny curt 1 · Sep 10, 2010

i used to own a series 3 88" it was the best car ive ever had exept for the main gear lever being so sloppy it was like trying to retreive your car keys out of a can of paint useing a stick to find any gears but got quite used to it
recently i visited a freind who has one in his barn that still runs and the gears are the same way as my old one was is this the norm for all series 3 landys or were both gearboxes frigged
as im in the market for another one should i avoid gearboxes like this
regards john

martin1512 · Sep 10, 2010

All series gearboxes are like that. Once you get the hang of it changing gear is a doddle.

brnocz · Sep 10, 2010

biggest part of sloppy gear change is wear and tear inside the top of box, also from neutral to reverse, this is caused by 1 or both springs breaking on the lever which stops you from putting it into reverse instead of first, in my neck of the woods we call it the gate.

johnny curt 1 · Sep 10, 2010

brnocz said:
biggest part of sloppy gear change is wear and tear inside the top of box, also from neutral to reverse, this is caused by 1 or both springs breaking on the lever which stops you from putting it into reverse instead of first, in my neck of the woods we call it the gate.

so its just a simple problem with the selectors and doesent bother the actual running of the gearbox sounds like its summot n nowt then so i wont be bothering with worrying about it then im still gettin a series 111 though

johnny curt 1 · Sep 10, 2010

i think me next landy is gonna be a running project in any condition as im a pretty good fabricator and a damn good welder after that fookin cortina i pretty much rebuilt the entire car even welded a crack in the engine block on that
anyone know of a series 3 lanny 88" preferably a truck cab hiding in a farm or field anywhere im well up for a challenge

brnocz · Sep 10, 2010

if the sloppyness is between forward and reverse you will find if you replace the springs which in my assesment of the problem you will almost take most of the slop out of the gear lever, very easy to do, just take the tunneling from around the gear lever and you will see the springs if still there if not you can see where they go, and you are talking of maximum 60p each, a pair of long nose pliers and a small screw driver and a cool head.

johnny curt 1 · Sep 10, 2010

brnocz said:
if the sloppyness is between forward and reverse you will find if you replace the springs which in my assesment of the problem you will almost take most of the slop out of the gear lever, very easy to do, just take the tunneling from around the gear lever and you will see the springs if still there if not you can see where they go, and you are talking of maximum 60p each, a pair of long nose pliers and a small screw driver and a cool head.

cool it cant be any harder than converting a new-ish transit dual mass clutch and flywheel to a normal one those new fangled gear levers in those are a complete fooker to remove and rebuild
but just to make sure i can do it before i get aother series 3 ill do me mates for free seeing as ill be learning lol
regards john

JCS1991 · Sep 10, 2010

yea I noticed my gear lever had no spring to prevent accidental reverse. anyway I grabbed a few spanners and took that top bit off, cleaned everything up and greased it, and put a couple of new springs on. it made the world of difference. now it doesn't grind (sand in the gearstick lol) and I can actually find 1st without hitting reverse.

johnny curt 1 · Sep 11, 2010

my old landys gear stick used to have a bloody mind of its own wich made life a bit scary on a few occasions as its never where you leaft it last wich i used to have to take my eye off the road to see where it has gone that time catch the fukker then throw it at me next selected cog then eyes back on the road while it finds a new hiding place over the other side of the cab
it was great in a way as at the time me brother had just passed his test and saw the gearstick antics wich scared the livving **** out of him so he didnt ever ask to borrow her hee hee

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