Hello all,
My gearbox & clutch both recently packed up in my 1995 300tdi disco, no drive at all in any gear. Due to times being hard I was forced to try and replace both items myself (although I have no mechanical knowledge at all).
I took the old gearbox & clutch out & replaced the clutch with a HD version. As for the gearbox I was lucky enough to find one locally that had only done 3000 miles, bonus I thought.
The rest of the fitting went fairly straightforward and my disco now moves again. Its only since fitting the new R380 that I was told that my new box has come out of a TD5. After a bit of googling it seems that the td5 box will work but needs the input shaft changing!!
Here's my question, disco drives great. Only issue is a rattling noise after 2500 rpm. Should I be worried? Is my new clutch being damaged slowly? If I do need to strip it again and swap the input shaft is that an easy job? I'm really hoping that I don't have to strip it again, was a major mission for someone who doesn't know what they're doing?
Any help or advise is greatfull.
My gearbox & clutch both recently packed up in my 1995 300tdi disco, no drive at all in any gear. Due to times being hard I was forced to try and replace both items myself (although I have no mechanical knowledge at all).
I took the old gearbox & clutch out & replaced the clutch with a HD version. As for the gearbox I was lucky enough to find one locally that had only done 3000 miles, bonus I thought.
The rest of the fitting went fairly straightforward and my disco now moves again. Its only since fitting the new R380 that I was told that my new box has come out of a TD5. After a bit of googling it seems that the td5 box will work but needs the input shaft changing!!
Here's my question, disco drives great. Only issue is a rattling noise after 2500 rpm. Should I be worried? Is my new clutch being damaged slowly? If I do need to strip it again and swap the input shaft is that an easy job? I'm really hoping that I don't have to strip it again, was a major mission for someone who doesn't know what they're doing?
Any help or advise is greatfull.