Hi all, new to rovering and the site. I'm looking all over different forums/websites and news groups for the answer to the following situation.
[EDIT:] (( Looks like someone else has a similar question recently, but not quite the same... mine is supposed to be a III shaft.. supposed to be ))
I have a series III with a weak gearbox. Its popping out of third and second badly. I've been advised not to drive it in that condition for fear of ruining parts. The rear main shaft nut was loose but not backed off, I tightened it.
I've purchased a series IIA transmission complete with slave and clutch linkage that is supposed to be newly rebuilt with series III internals.
I've also been advised that I can just swap the bell-housing and input shaft to the IIA transmission and go.
Is this accurate? Its causing quite a range of answers. I can't find anything definitive. It seems right. I've read on what seemed to be a reputable web site "all rover transmissions are interchangeable, simply swap bell housings to suit the application". However its not supported well by the forum community. No one seems to have done this, and the opinions differ greatly. From, "III internals cant go in a IIA he's lying about the internals and no it won't work" to "yes that should work fine".
The guy that rebuilt the transmission tells me he actually has a series III input shaft on the IIA housing with a non OEM bearing making it work. Although he would not tell me it definitely would work with the III bell housing, he couldn't think why not. He's quite a rover guru, but never owned a III, he's in love with IIAs.
My plan was to simply swap the housings and rebuild the series III transmission at my leisure as a spare.
Thank you for your time, I appreciate all the help the LR community has been thus far.
[EDIT:] (( Looks like someone else has a similar question recently, but not quite the same... mine is supposed to be a III shaft.. supposed to be ))
I have a series III with a weak gearbox. Its popping out of third and second badly. I've been advised not to drive it in that condition for fear of ruining parts. The rear main shaft nut was loose but not backed off, I tightened it.
I've purchased a series IIA transmission complete with slave and clutch linkage that is supposed to be newly rebuilt with series III internals.
I've also been advised that I can just swap the bell-housing and input shaft to the IIA transmission and go.
Is this accurate? Its causing quite a range of answers. I can't find anything definitive. It seems right. I've read on what seemed to be a reputable web site "all rover transmissions are interchangeable, simply swap bell housings to suit the application". However its not supported well by the forum community. No one seems to have done this, and the opinions differ greatly. From, "III internals cant go in a IIA he's lying about the internals and no it won't work" to "yes that should work fine".
The guy that rebuilt the transmission tells me he actually has a series III input shaft on the IIA housing with a non OEM bearing making it work. Although he would not tell me it definitely would work with the III bell housing, he couldn't think why not. He's quite a rover guru, but never owned a III, he's in love with IIAs.
My plan was to simply swap the housings and rebuild the series III transmission at my leisure as a spare.
Thank you for your time, I appreciate all the help the LR community has been thus far.