Lynall, thanks for your input and thoughts. Yes, it did make this noise prior to gbox refurb. I'd been advised that this was gear chatter by a general gbox specialist, so I was a little disapointed that once refitted the clanking changine gear is still there. I will drop the oil this weekend and...

Hi Buckhandle, merry Christmas! Was your issue resolved as advised by James? I have a S3 with the exact same symptoms. Clutch down in gear change rattle at bell housing. Drive all fine. All gears comfortably found. Tested end float earlier on crank, but all nice and tigh as I have done...

Thanks Rat Bag, yes, all standard - but I will pop out later and check the front prop again. I did so just last week. I previously took it off and drove around without it on - but alas, no change in clatter!

Now that is a thought that I have definetly not had. This clanking has been present since I owned the car in 2017. Due to increase in use, I wanted to get resolved, and as you say, I have executed all works on the gearbox end, but perhaps now is the time to focus on the engine side and the crank...

Merry Christmas everyone, wishing you each a healthy and safe 2023! Before posting, I have been through each of the forums and watch a number of You Tube vids. I have studied the book of lies plus the manual and I have got to the following. I have a very annoying "bell housing clanking" (sounds...

My S3 was covered in cow **** for 30 years, but annually in summer the landy was lifted with a front loader, pressure washed, tractor oil poured in followed by wax oyl having had the blow torch on it. I think I calculated that there must be between 20 to 25 litres of wax oyl in there still to...

I too have the typical selector rod leak, more of a weap. Is it leaking all the time whilst driving - or, is it due to residual gbox preassure once switched off? I get a 2pence sized dash of oil on the garage floor each and every time I go out. Gbox was rebuilt in 2021. Would you chaps just live...

Having moaned each winter about the poor heater performance, I did invest time and resources this summer to the whole heater system. Permission to be SMUG! New heater matrix, acid dipped & painted heater box. Used woodburner sealent putting it back together. New heater control valve - blue...

Hi - did you ever resolve this issue? Mine just started doing it at the weekend. Its a S3, but my thoughts are the spigot bush or release bearing/fork. Sounds quite a chatter - especially free wheeling or at low speed coming to a halt. Any input I'd appreciate it - gonna try and live with it...

Well a follow up on this - swapped the Chinease zenith for a weber - ALL, and I mean ALL issues cured. She runs swwweeEEEEat! £177 well spent! Thanks for all the comments, its taken 3 months to save up for the weber and within an hour and 11 miles its cured. Just need to resolve the choke cable...

Thanks Scalleys Dad. Appreciate the update. Thanks. I'll take a look at my front and rear props again and run through everything again. I am lucky that I have a classic landrover engineer near me in the Forest of Dean as I am now beyond a DIYer - and like you, it can be a little scary, so much...

Hi Scalley - did you ever get to the bottom of your issue. I am having the very same problem that you describe, although I have had the gearbox rebuilt since that was what I thought it was - 10 minutes in, same issue. No miss fire and all new dizzy, coil, plugs and carb set up. Baffled! Any...

Many thanks for all the feedback. Going to take it for a long drive and see if it might just be contamination on the new clutch as I have checked everything that is obvious so far. If i increase the revs its fine, so yes, in slow traffic is worse as I bolt forward and then need to hit the brake...

Well, now I am baffled. After 30 minutes of driving I get what feels like clutch judder in 1st or reverse (kangarooing!) - fine when accelerating and smooth as for the first 30 minutes. Parked in the dry and only driven in the dry so far - just by chance. Timing was all set up correctly (but...

I would have said condensor on the dizzy. Always worth having a handful of them in storage. Hope you get it back on the road for the weekend.

Thanks for the reply. I checked the timing last night and it was well-out. I think this is exacerbating matters, with surging of power (!) when in low revs and pulling off. I set the timing spot on before pulling the gearbox out, so dunnow how this could have failed so quickly - everything is...

Having now had the gearbox refurbished and fitted with new clutch and preassure plate, plus new slave cylinder I finally have some notchy, but consistent gear changing. At xmas, I replaced the whole ignition system. However, after 30 minutes of driving, I get a shudder at low revs either at...

Thanks for the note it was a new borg beck clutch. I might have got hydraulic fluid on it, although I tried to keep it all cleaned down. I have also now replaced the exhaust. Manifold studs were, well fun! Decided to live with the clattering until something breaks! The juddering after 40...

Just a brief update, gearbox refurb completed and back in. Clanking still there but no where near as bad. Suspect clutch or preasure plate. Dunno. Will live with it. Now have shudder in 1st and reverse after 40 minutes or so. Quick search suggests contamination, but possibly timing out. Will now...

Hi Just a short note to thank nickjaxe and Bobsiclke. Yup - jacked her up high and yes, it was the 180 degree angle behind the drivers wheel that got it in. I even did it after last nights night-shift, so thrilled. Once again, thanks for the advice. I will be making a further "help" shout out...