Recent content by Muddy goose

So after lots of bruised knuckles I’ve pin pointed the Issue. Fitting the incorrect rear diff, has wound up the diff in the transferbox of the LT95 gearbox. So far I’ve taken apart the main box and replaced the main bearing just in case it had been overworked. Refitted gearbox to vehicle with...

So now I’ve found the noise was changing the noisy diff to the wrong ratio, I’ve repaired the 4.75 diff and put back on. Now I’ve put back in diff noise sorted (loose locking tab), but now gearbox is noisy. what have I broken? I've taken all the different covers off and all looks ok inside and...

Just counted the teeth on the back diff and it was RRC and it is 4.7 so perhaps the front diff when I take it off this weekend will be a 3.54? Do I make the match with 3.54’s, will that improve mpg and keep the revs lower on the v8? I

Well only as test drives lately, I so hope I haven’t buggered the transferbox

When I did that to check the noise I had no drive

Well I’ve found out what it is……different ratio diffs! After one full turn of the wheel the prop rotates. Rear just over 1 3/4 Front just under 1 1/2. Ok I can sort that, my worry is have I now broken something in the transfer box? I was told if its used off road, not a problem, as I’m on...

Well it’s a 1978 RRC with a series 11 on top, done in 1991 so I want to keep as much of the RRC drive train as possible to keep its vintage car status. Plus I love the diff lock on the old box. Put the new clutch in the defender, so at least I’m mobile now, that was a mission taking out the box...

Yea just two landys, defender is the misses that I use because my one is being a pickle for want of a better world. She has her 500 to go to work. I thought that about the handbrake, it’s worked well enough on the sloped drive filled with oil haha. As soon as mines sorted, then back to doing...

I just want one of them to work lol

I was hoping to sort mine out first as the defender needs a rebuild as her bulk head has completely gone. Needs my st I suppose

Mmmm not sure what to do next. Just started to take the gearbox out of misses defender this weekend, that was a mission on the driveway. A say started as not finished, got interior stripped out and box off, fork was knackered, clutch not bad replaced everything anyway, got gearbox lined up to...

I’d love to here from anyone if they’ve had a failed clutch release bearing, how it sounded and did it make changing gear hard. I fancy drilling a hole in the bottom of the bell housing and putting a camera up inside to have a look, I could always plug it afterwards