Simon Perks
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Neil ... the back wheels mate .. so the prop shaft to the rear diff turns.... in neutral so you can see (hear) if there is anything catching or out of line with the rear drive
Ok , I've just noticed something underneath , the red gear shift is really loose and is just clearing the prop so I'll investigate further , I assuming it's not meant to be loose , it's still attached by a bolt but it wobbles all over the place, and I mean all over the place , I'll attach a video when Ava , thanks although it doesn't seem to be catching I wondered if this gave any clues ? I'm not ignoring your suggestions but daylight hours and work are restricting me at moment , thanks
steve2286w
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it is quite close , was changing the mud cover a few weeks back , its slack in the round hole and on mine the bottom bolt through the clevis bracket thing was well worn still need to order a new one, the nut on the shaft end could be loose, or worn ring/shaft or bottom fixing like mine, shouldnt hit prop though
steve2286w
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Yup that’s the same as mine too , just doesn’t show the forked Clevis thing at the bottom which on mine is very loose , at least the mud won’t jam it 
Just a final question before I start investigating further , doesn't the fact that the noise is obvious in 1st , 2nd and 3rd and disappears in 4th rule out that it is something hitting the propshaft , I would love to think that it is just something hitting underneath , however due to this fact it sounds unlikely.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
Ok , took out sump plug , a few fine bits of metal and this strange clip. Can anyone identify it please ? , I've put it back together in the second picture it's about 1.5 inch long , and the two ends are bent to a right angle
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steve2286w
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That’s a 3rd and 4th gear synchromesh clip there’s 3 of them , some say you can replace from the top cover
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I can’t recall specific noises on mine when a spring was missing just the crunch if changing too quick,
Is gearbox removal and strip down an option for you, if the other two are still in place I guess it could go for. Along time as normal
Is gearbox removal and strip down an option for you, if the other two are still in place I guess it could go for. Along time as normal
steve2286w
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What was the level in transfer box like , in mine the oil moves between gearbox’s and overdrive with the main box having least
My syncro springs flaied like that but I didn't realise, grears got crunchy but it was overloading the gear teeth, a couple came off and went into the first motion mesh. Had to be recovered 110 miles and then had to replace 3/4 syncho plus 3rd plus the first motion gears that got mangled. I would strongly suggest fixing the springs!
