BAD NEWS! Advice needed

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Its an 8 hour job even LR have it in the book as 8 hours. Ashcroft used to use 2 different fitters in the area and I know one wuite well and they will have 8 hours down to do it and the other one I guess is similar
 
I Didn't seem too unfair. pricey to us because we would faff about in the street doing it on our own but if you had to run a buisness its not too bad. seen alot worse!
 
Have you not got a mate with a driveway??

All you need is a jack or two, socketset, lots of Swearing and some brute force :)

8 hours sounds like a lot for a landy specialist i did mine in around 6 hours having never done one before! Pretty sure i could do it in under 4 now
 
I have done about 8 gearbox swaps on various. Defender being by far the easiest. But take in to account rusty floor bolts nuts, seized bolts on the x member time soon catches up they have to0 build that in. I know I could swap mine out in about 5 hours but its all been disturbed and been copperslipped. Plus what we call a finished job isn't always right they will have to re seal the floor fit carpets test drive etc. I really don't think it's all that bad with the warranty then grand. If I had a spare £1k then I'd be tempted but I wouldn't want anyone workin on my mota I'm not very trusting, Me!!!
 
BearDy89 said:
Have you not got a mate with a driveway??

All you need is a jack or two, socketset, lots of Swearing and some brute force :)

8 hours sounds like a lot for a landy specialist i did mine in around 6 hours having never done one before! Pretty sure i could do it in under 4 now
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I changed the clutch on a rangie classic at the side of the road in around about 4 hours. (two of us doing it).

I helped a mate to take out a disco gearbox over a pit and then helped replace it again a week later and I'm pretty sure it only took around a couple of hours each time and we even stopped and had a smoke and drunk tea during it too.
 
ratty said:
I changed the clutch on a rangie classic at the side of the road in around about 4 hours. (two of us doing it).

I helped a mate to take out a disco gearbox over a pit and then helped replace it again a week later and I'm pretty sure it only took around a couple of hours each time and we even stopped and had a smoke and drunk tea during it too.
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maybe your in the wrong buissness then;):D
 
ratty said:
I changed the clutch on a rangie classic at the side of the road in around about 4 hours. (two of us doing it).

I helped a mate to take out a disco gearbox over a pit and then helped replace it again a week later and I'm pretty sure it only took around a couple of hours each time and we even stopped and had a smoke and drunk tea during it too.
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Sounds about right.

I was quoting time for gearbox out replacement in.

Not clutch replacement i missed that bit of the thread ;)

I also agree with Jai i for example would take the job being done with out putting matts etc back in and test drive final checks etc all things a garage would have to do.
 
Thanks for all the advice chaps, sounds like i can't afford to sell! I can't afford to take any less that £4000 for it with the new gearbox, or £3000 without, so it looks like i'll have to bite the bullet.

Will talk to the garage tomorrow and see what they think- i've got to know them pretty well over the years.

I'll let you know what i decide!

Cheers!
 
Hi all,
Thought i'd just let you know how it all panned out as i'm about to collect the truck from the garage.
When the garage removed the gearbox, they discovered that i wouldn't have made it home as, not only was the gearbox very worn, but the input gear on the T-Box was shagged, the clutch fork had a big crack in it, the selector ball/knob thing was also worn (unevenly- weird), the clutch plate was about 85% worn, the release bearing was totally shagged and it needed new mounts. So reckon i had i done at the right time!
Any way all fixed now and cost £1160 total, including all the little extra parts. Was a bit delayed due to an unreliable parts supplier, but otherwise excellent service- as always.
If anybody's interested i use Buxton 4x4 in Derbyshire, have done since i bought the truck and have never had any bad experiences. Wish i could say that about other garages.
Right i'm off now to have a play.

:D:D:D
 
good news it all fixed mate but I would have had a go at it myself, did the clutch fork on my last disco (gearbox out method) and even with my limited technical skills and some help from a mate we had it done in about 4 or 5 hours.

Enough of that, get out there and get it muddy :D
 
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