My new gearbox from Ashcroft's is now in and working nicely . The tragedy of it is that it should never have needed replacing . I had always had a very slight ooze of oil under the gearbox , but at every oil change I could still feel oil in the filler hole so I didn't worry about it . At some point the gearbox breather pipe had come in contact with something hot , had melted and started to block up . This must have come to a head after the last oil change , and the box gradually started to lose oil when under pressure . This might explain why it lost oil yet there was never a drop on the ground when it was parked . The result of course was a destroyed gearbox . It managed to survive to it's last 1/2 litre . So if you see even a drop of oil hanging under your gearbox , check your breather pipes and keep a very close eye on your oil levels .
RustyDefender
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How much did all that set you back? £
About £1300 including a new clutch kit , rear crank seal etc .. oil would have been cheaper .
RustyDefender
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labour as well?
dag019
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That has to include labour as well unless ashcroft’s prices have gone through the roof?
No , I did it all myself . The box was bought from a Land Rover dealer here in Ireland . I also bought a new clutch kit and rear crank seal from Paddocks . When I worked out the cost of buying direct from Ashcroft and importing it to Ireland , taking into account the currency exchange , taxes , shipping and return shipping of the old unit , it wasn't much cheaper to buy direct . And this way I had next day delivery , no lead time.
