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I probably will replace it. It dosent feel bad when tested.

As recommended by the late great James Martin who did it professionally.

I took mine out alone, gearbox and transfer seperately with this kind of motorcycle lift, normal jack and a lot of wood blocks. To put it in I bought an engine crane and used it from drivers side (left) thru the lever hole and put it in as one...

That gearbox / transfer combination is fecking heavy.... I did mine on the drive, on my back, and I struggled. I used an engine crane through the gear lever hole, and a chain, plus a heavy duty jack.

Hello. I got the gearbox and clutch out. Not a hard job just a bit fiddly with lots to remove. I made the landrover tool from the manual to fit gearbox and fitted it to my gear box jack. Removed gearbox and transfer box as one. Clutch has had it...

Hello. The ramps are 1200mm high. I have made the transmission jack adapter to fit the gearbox.i have searched online but a lot of the information is very vauge. Cheers

Have to say the Rimmer YouTube, almost does little more than list was has to be done. As with SOOOO many youtubes, it skims over the difficult bits that you really need help with. Maybe a better link to a better article, forum thread or another...

Top housing bolts are fun!

Here's how Rimmers do it.

I bet there are threads on here about it, if not elsewhere on the net. But one thing I have heard is that it is better to take the transfer box off first as it is heavy and awkward. Do you have a second pair of hands to help? That is more or...

Do you have an engine crane? If so, in through the passenger side door to take the weight of the gaerbox. But you may actually find it easier to take the engine out.

Hello. No havent got a engine crane or any way of lifting the engine. Cheers

Hello all. I am replacing the clutch on a TD5 discovery. Whats the best way to do this? I have a set of high ramps and a gearbox jack. Thanks