jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
on a series?
christofloffer
Member
only modified or military chassis have the removable crossmember. if you have a removable one then its really obvious as the bolts are directly under the rails. i have never had to do any more than use a lever to get mine out too so why you would need to spread the rails is beyond me.
cornish rattler
Well-Known Member
Had this argument with an ex work colleague ( ex army mechanic ) many years ago who nu I was into series landy's and was telling me he had a foreigner on at the weekend removing a gearbox from a S3 swb ( civi ) and was bragging how quick he could remove a gearbox from an army series so this should be a doddle so I told him that the X member is welded on and he wasn't having none of it and told me they are all bolted on I said military ones are bolted on but civi ones aren't, anyway he did the job and ended up cutting the X member out as it was welded on as I said to him and obviously welded it back on afterwards but he was still adiment that someone had welded the X member on and it should have been bolted on and that was the last I heard of it 
dandd
Active Member
Had this argument with an ex work colleague ( ex army mechanic ) many years ago who nu I was into series landy's and was telling me he had a foreigner on at the weekend removing a gearbox from a S3 swb ( civi ) and was bragging how quick he could remove a gearbox from an army series so this should be a doddle so I told him that the X member is welded on and he wasn't having none of it and told me they are all bolted on I said military ones are bolted on but civi ones aren't, anyway he did the job and ended up cutting the X member out as it was welded on as I said to him and obviously welded it back on afterwards but he was still adiment that someone had welded the X member on and it should have been bolted on and that was the last I heard of it
Ha ha what a plonker, some poee won't take any advice.
So on a series 2a if I want to get the gearbox out at any point I need to either cut out the x member, take it out through the front with the engine or take out the seat box to fetch it out, right?
samc88
Drivels spiritual representative
Yes is simpler but I didnt want to cut up my scaffolding tube
dandd
Active Member
Doesn't that bugger up the inside lip of the roof? Mine is a hard top but I'm going to be stripping it all to do chassis and bulkhead repairs, so hopefully will have a few options for removing engine and gear box.
Cheers for the replies though all very helpful.
Severely lacking in time and money as per though.
