actually, according to Haynes the front diff is inside the IRD. I just can't see what sets the final drive ratio

I'm pretty sure I'm right. I assembled it yesterday with the flexplate. When I put the torque converter bolts in it pulled the torque converter up, back out of the transmission, perfectly centering the trigger wheel on the crank sensor centre line:- I'm certain that this is how it's...

that means that I didn't explain it very well. 1. V6 bell housing means a V6 starter motor and that means a V6 flex plate. Moving the starter isn't an option because the it's already as close to the torque converter as it can be. 2. The correct flexplate / torque converter / gearbox clearance...

I did some more "dimensioning" today. This is the crank sensor trigger teeth on the torque convert viewed through the hole where the hall effect sensor goes:- You can see that it isn't centred in the hole, and that confirms that the torque converter is designed to sit out of the gearbox about...

There is a centre spigot on the torque converter:- I could weld something to a normal manual flywheel (I have a spare) and get it machined to line up with the that centre spigot to line it up, but there is a fair but of play on the torque converter location into the gearbox, so that's a challenge.

yes I'm a bit worried how I make a converter plate accurately enough that the centre of the crank lines up with the centre of the gearbox input shaft. I'm almost tempted to not try and make the tolerances tight, but instead just wiggle it around to see the limits of movement and then torque the...

I've been reading about how much end float the torque converter should have on the gearbox. Apparently this is called "setback". Basically we don't want the torque converter full pushed home on the splines when it's installed, but it should be pulled back a bit to allow the torque converter to...

That's one of the things I need to figure out. Photos from today:- With the engine just plonked onto the Jatco gearbox and the crank lined up with the gearbox input shaft, I can then see how far off the IRD to K series bracket is:- so, it looks like the centre line of the V6 crank was...

The 1.8 passed it's MOT this morning. I have a lead on a person who does machining work. Next job is to see if I can actually bolt a K series to the Jatco and IRD.

The diagnostic protocols changed on the ABS about that time I think, from Teves mk20 to Teves mk25, though I think that happened earlier than the Facelift, maybe 2002 or 2003. I doubt (though not 100% sure) that the canbus protocol from the engine ECU to ABS changed because I don't think that...

I think that the fundamental problem with them is that they cause the drain holes to get blocked up with dirt, but then that can happen with any car I suppose. You need to make sure that the drain holes can drain water whether you have the protectors on or not.

what's an xei? I think that's a 1.8 K series? The early K series have a MEMS1.9 ECU and aren't EOBD compliant, but I don't know whether that applied to an xei.

status update:- before now this is just bare metal as welded and cleaned up. It'll look a lot better with the skim of filler and some stone chip on it. Now I have to do the other side. It seems to me that long term those protection strips that run underneath the sill seams are...

yes I need that bracket. I am waiting for the weather to improve so that I can weld up the sills and take it for an MOT. Once that's done the gearbox is coming out.

I have just started working on welding up the sills on our new Freelander 1. It's triple layer which is a bit of a pain, because if the layer in the middle rusts out you have to cut off the outer sill, even if it's solid, to get to the middle layer. I haven't been able to find new outer sill...

I have sent you a PM. I can't discuss prices and delivery here.

No, one way is easy, the other way is much harder. The other option (I suppose) would be to bolt an auto torque converter to a manual flywheel.

The problem with the Freelander ECU is that it can't work with the hall effect crank sensor that the auto gearbox has.

The auto and manual Rover 75 ECUs do appear to have similar firmware. Probably either word work. The maps are different though because the auto has stronger anti stall for example.

I'm not that bothered about the driveshafts, but I would like to get the relationship between IRD and engine the same as it is on the Freelander block