So the entire box has to be pulled apart to replace the input shaft ? So the entire box has to be pulled apart to replace the input shaft ?

Hi All , I've a chance to get a good r380 box from a D2 td5 to replace the knackered one in my Defender 300tdi . I can use the 300tdi bellhousing and an adaptor on the selector quadrant to refit the Defender gearshift . How difficult is it to change the input shaft of the td5 with one from the...

The conclusion to this seems to be a knackered layshaft . It actually has drive to the flanges in fourth gear , not second as I thought . So the question now is do I attempt to rebuild it myself , send it off to be rebuilt , buy a reconditioned box , or look for a good used one ? 🤔

With the r380 gearbox and transfer box out of the car I find I can spin the input shaft freely , regardless of whether it's in high or low or neutral , in gear or not . Except once when I was trying the high low selector back and forth I was surprised to see on one occasion that the shaft...

Thanks for that V8 , I've been watching those . In so far as I can tell the Hi-Lo range selector is now working . There's noticeable resistance between the front and rear flanges in the low position but the difference between neutral and high is more subtle . Would that be normal ? Also getting...

Just wondering , If the high range wasn't actually engaging and it was still in neutral would that allow me to change gears without using the clutch ?

So I had a look at the gear linkages today . First off , the gear lever seems to be selecting all the gears . I could hear clunks and rattles of stuff moving about in the box . The difflock engages well and locks the input and output flanges together . The low range engages and turns both...

Thanks Tottot , I'll try that tomorrow . There is something that may be connected to this . A couple of weeks before this happened I tried to change up from fourth to fifth but couldn't move the lever . I pulled over with my foot on the clutch and managed to free it with some effort . It didn't...

Just an update on this issue . I pulled the gearbox and removed the clutch . The clutch plate looks like new , and everything else looks good , except for wear on the pressure plate . I also removed the pto cover and withdrew the gears and the splines look excellent . What am I missing ?

I lowered it onto a trolley .

Computer acting up again .

Hi , I'm getting ready to pull out the gearbox and transfer box as a unit from my 300tdi Defender , using an engine crane through the passenger side . Does anyone have any advice on how to attach the sling to get the box to come back as level as possible ? Thanks in advance .

Hi , I'm getting ready to pull out the gearbox and transfer box as a unit from my 300tdi Defender , using an engine crane through the passenger side . Does anyone have any advice on how to attach the sling to get the box to come back as level as possible ? Thanks in advance .

I'm going through the nightmare of dismantling the Landy into it's component parts to check the clutch right now . Who would have thought so much crap would have to come off to do a clutch !

Accidental movement of clutch area ? 🤔

I have seen several posts where people recommend putting an engine crane through the driver's side to move the gearbox when doing a clutch change . Surely it'd be better to put it through the passenger side where the steering wheel won't be in the way ?

Does the intermediate gear just slide out ?

Hi All , so there I was , driving along the motorway in my Defender 300tdi at a handy 60mph when I heard a sort of rubbing sound and some vibration .. I pulled over to take a look round the car but all seemed fine .. til I tried to set off again only to find a total loss of drive . All gears...

A question that pops up on Land Rover forums from time to time is "which shocks give the most comfortable ride on a Defender used mainly on the road ?" Well I have the answer . The cheapest ones ! This is because shocks on a Defender have little or nothing to do with ride quality , or indeed...

Something like that ! Anyway , I figured it out . The panel is way more flexible than I realised , so after I slipped it over the flap controls I stretched , twisted , forced it over the edge and into place . Brute force tempered with caution , basically .