Series Recon Gearbox - Avoid JKB 4x4 Gearboxes

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No, I've given up on them now. I've no confidence he would ever supply a box that's been properly refurbished so I'm just going to cut my losses and rebuild my other spare in my own time.

If only I'd known that in November I could have done my own by now for half the price.
 
It’s all food for thought. After my recent engine rebuild I did notice my gearbox was weeping oil at just about every seal. It functions perfectly but at some stage I’m going to have to get the seals done.
I’ve no confidence at all in servicing gearboxes. They frighten the bejesus out of me.
 
Just nuts, bolts and gears. I'm sure there are places out there that would do a great job, but I'm not sure I'd rake the risk again.

I'm lucky enough to have access to ramp and a full workshop, but if I'd have been paying a garage to swap gearboxes each time I'd be in a much worse place.
 
A bit daunting when I stripped one but as they split into basically 3 bits, the main gearbox, transfer box and front output housing it does make it simpler, I bought a suffix B spare to practice on and then rebuilt the existing Suffix D and sold other on, didn’t really need special tools apart from big circlip pliers
 
steve2286w said:
A bit daunting when I stripped one but as they split into basically 3 bits, the main gearbox, transfer box and front output housing it does make it simpler, I bought a suffix B spare to practice on and then rebuilt the existing Suffix D and sold other on, didn’t really need special tools apart from big circlip pliers
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It’ll just be seals for me but having enough experience on the rest of it, it won’t ruddy stop there will it. :(
I dare say every cog in the bleedin thing will have to be removed for a simple seal :eek::mad::mad::mad:
 
Bobsticle said:
It’ll just be seals for me but having enough experience on the rest of it, it won’t ruddy stop there will it. :(
I dare say every cog in the bleedin thing will have to be removed for a simple seal :eek::mad::mad::mad:
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You'd have no problem at all 'sticle. Just make sure that the shaft seals are newish stock, and because it's unlikely that the (included with the gasket set) selector seals were made this century, make your own from suitable rubber pipe. Series heater hose worked for me. (And make the ones under the ball spring retainers slightly longer). That and a jumbo tube of Hermetite and you'll be fine. 5 minute job.
 
boguing said:
You'd have no problem at all 'sticle. Just make sure that the shaft seals are newish stock, and because it's unlikely that the (included with the gasket set) selector seals were made this century, make your own from suitable rubber pipe. Series heater hose worked for me. (And make the ones under the ball spring retainers slightly longer). That and a jumbo tube of Hermetite and you'll be fine. 5 minute job.
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They have shafts? :confused:
:D:D:D
 
Both of the places I knew that had a good stock of genuine old stock parts have closed down (Halley and Dunsfold) so I'd try somewhere like PA Blanchard.
 
Bearings and seals aren't a problem, and in fact I'd rather have new (decent quality) than old stock which has quietly been perishing over 40 years (selector ball spring seals for one), so absent Blanchards and needing gears and shafts etc. I'd give Ashcroft Transmissions a call and ask them for a tip as to who might have decent old stock.
 
I get most of my parts from them and think they close the doors in a few months. I'll need to look through the rest of the parts I need and basically buy them all where they have NOS very soon.
I just fully rebuilt my complete gearbox and Overdrive, mainly because it was too expensive to get someone else to do it and it seems hard to get someone that I had confidence in.
 
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