Which gearbox?

I have a 1994 200tdi one of the last. It needs a crank seal and the gearbox is qbit tight and has a little crunch and makes noises when im revving it hard off road. So when I pull the box out whats best another lt77 box or the later r380? I don' do loads of road miles but do do alot of off roading

R380.

Wish i'd not made the same mistake...

Mr Noisy said:

R380.

Wish i'd not made the same mistake...

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So you say later r380 I believe its near enuff a straight swap

Straight swap indeed mate, straight in there

May have to change it to that then ive heard there a better box

I will be when mine gives up, had my lt77 rebuilt a few years ago due to lack of v8 r380 boxes but wish I'd searched harder!

I am now changing my box for r380 on my 92 discovery have just bought complete gearbox and transfer box from a 95 300tdi fitting over the weekend also bought the 300 gearbox crossmember as i noticed the mounts are set further outboard should keep everything steadier i will let you know how it goes

Just make sure you get a good one because a knackered R380 is no better than a knackered LT77.

depends where ya like your reverse situated.

tyregeezer said:

I am now changing my box for r380 on my 92 discovery have just bought complete gearbox and transfer box from a 95 300tdi fitting over the weekend also bought the 300 gearbox crossmember as i noticed the mounts are set further outboard should keep everything steadier i will let you know how it goes

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So you say the 2 mounts on the crossmember are slightly further apart? May have to get a crossmember to lol

line it up then weld in new ones, might be easier and defo cheaper

Dr_evil said:

line it up then weld in new ones, might be easier and defo cheaper

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May do or may just get a good lt77 box as seems alot of hassle. Some people day there a straight swap others don't

why when the proper cross member just bolts in

lt77 can be swapped for r380 crossmember is best used and a reposition of slave cylinder pipe

jamesmartin said:

why when the proper cross member just bolts in

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Thought it would be weld in for some reason

thats because you just have series on your mind now apart from shorty

jamesmartin said:

thats because you just have series on your mind now apart from shorty

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Got two series and a mates fiesta in need of welding on my mind atm :doh: and an intercooler hose on the GTI oh and a leak in the disco


The ever growing to do list

looking at the 200 and 300 gearbox crossmember they are the same width, the crossmember to chassis mounting holes line up apart from one so the original mounts on the 300 gearbox should match the 300 crossmember. on the 200tdi the rubber mounts are underneath the boxes and quite close together. on the 300 the rubber mounts are wider apart almost out to the chassis i i hope this will stop a little of the rock n roll my only worry is exhaust clearance i'll let you know how i get on i now have the parts and will start sometime over weekend

tyregeezer said:

looking at the 200 and 300 gearbox crossmember they are the same width, the crossmember to chassis mounting holes line up apart from one so the original mounts on the 300 gearbox should match the 300 crossmember. on the 200tdi the rubber mounts are underneath the boxes and quite close together. on the 300 the rubber mounts are wider apart almost out to the chassis i i hope this will stop a little of the rock n roll my only worry is prop clearance i'll let you know how i get on i now have the parts and will start sometime over weekend

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cross member does indeed bolt to old mount holes and also uses some of 200 chassis cross member holes

honestly it is worth trying to get an r380 in there, much smoother box!