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I keep breaking my series gearbox, bearings and layshaft in various boxes- my landie is fitted with a V8 with high comp heads and a 500cfm 4bbl carb - so it no suprising the gearbox can't handle it(or the rear drive shafts that look like drill bits). I would like to fit a RR 5speed manual box...

Hi, i've done this job three times now twice this year(keep breaking gearboxes). the 1st time i took up the floor plate undone the gearbox bolts, prop bolt ect and pulled the gearbox back (no removeable crossmember or overdrive) this was with basic tools and trollrey jack this was a nightmare...

started engine and pressed clutch pedal up and down. pushing peddle down made it go all quiet. on a test run i wondered why it went quiet in fourth???? thanx 4 your promt reply \

The Gearbox is making terrible 'its going to die' type grumbling and grinding noises and vibrates alot mid rpm's. The noise appears from the Bellhousing area, and can be heard at high idle in neutral and using 1,2,3rd gears its bad in 4th it quietens up alot. I thinking the bearings are shot...

I'm desperate to get my Landie muddy, my wheel arches are disapointenly shinney my tyres are clean and there is to much Tarmac were I live in Windsor, were can I go off road, Green laning or a pitt or a kind farmer?????

The genuine RR repair manual can be bought from Amazon or direct from the distributors Brooklands Books LTD. PO Box 146,Cobham, Surrey KT11 1LG 01932 865051, www.brooklands-books.com. I have the geuine repair manual for my SIIa it is so much informative than a haynes manual . There are 8...

After not getting the hang of having no syncro on 1st and 2nd and I can see I am going to reck a perfetly good rebuilt gearbox, how easy is it to fit a five speed manual gearbox from a RR to my 1962 IIa it has a V8 fitted with a series IIa 4 speed and O/D behind it.Will I need new prop shafts...

Thanks to everyone who replied with there help and ideas to help solve my landies problem, i've found that the fuel has been vaporising causing the poor hot starting. I will now make a heat shield between the carb and manifold and insulate the fuel pipes that run near the engine with heat proof...

Join the club, I have same problem I have now fitted Parabolic springs and it's a diffrent Landy,:) In Windsor there are speed bumps everywhere :mad: now with the new parabolic springs it's not so much of a problem, being SWB it still pitchess back and forth a bit.I have new STD shocks up front...

Firstly check for a spark at a plug if O.K then check fuel is presant.Unscrew a sparkplug and see if it's wet and smells of petrol after spinning the engine over a few times. To check for a spark remove a spark plug connect to the ignition lead and hold the plug with insulated pliers on...

Just got my Landy 3 or so weeks ago and there are a few probs with it. She's got a 3500cc RPI rebuilt engine and has done 6000miles since (out of warranty) on top sits a webber 500cfm Carb :) which was new when the engine was done. Starts O.K on choke then dies quicky(lots of black smoke)...

Just bought myself a 2a SWB with a V8, can't wait to off road it some were after I fitted some parabolic springs and fixed the brakes.Also need to join a club local to Windsor berkshire.