Hi all. I'm slowly working through my 109 series 3 ex-mod. Cleaning and painting. I have done most of it now with a matt NATO green BS285 from a company called britanic. It is the worst paint I have ever come across. The finish looks OK but it scratches as soon as you touch it with a cloth and...

Thanks all for your responses Probably being over cautious here.

That is exactly what my mate said (a mechanic of 30years plus) he said it’s probably designed to sit lower to allow for a heavy load on the rear leaf springs and allow the prop to move up.

Sage advice there thanks very much. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t making a big boo-boo

Would it be a bad idea to pack the gearbox mounting wedges up with some large washers? I’m not sure wether to be to worried I can still fit my hand under the prop but just wondering should it sit centred in that hole?

Mounts are not new but are in great shape. No squashing or cracking.

No it’s not lifting at all solid as a rock.

it had a split one on so just replaced like for like

As far as I know they will only go on one way??? Or am I wrong with that? Looked the same as the Hanes manual... which way do they go?

Nope not messed with them at all

Yeah springs and shackle plates haven’t been messed with as they were in great shape

Hello Land Rover afficianadoes. I’ve just been rebuilding my series 3 and after fitting the gearbox I have put in the rear prop but it just looks quite close to the bottom of the cut out from the chassis.(see pictures) is this normal or should it sit in the center of the cut out hole? I can just...

Thanks so much for all the info on here gents. had exactly the same issue on mine since I bought it about 8 months ago. couldn't believe the fix was so simple. had to sand down one of the shafts it was so furred and rusted up. I whacked it a couple of times with a hammer to get it going then...

Yeah fingers seem a little uneven on the pressure plate. My Hanes manual said it was clutch rather than gear box. What should I look for in the hydraulics there doesn’t appear to be any leaks. Probably just needs bleeding. Here is the pressure plate. It appears to be a bork and beck 9 1/2” I...

Now I’m thinking it probably has a diahatsu pressure plate fitted as it fits perfectly to the flywheel and a LR clutch plate. I’ll post some further pictures for advice on the pressure plate. Problem I’m having is grinding as going in to gear as if clutch is not depressed properly. Also...

Ha ha would you believe I didn’t even see that!! perfect thank you.

Here are the pictures

Hello again. I finally found the time to lift the gearbox out and take the clutch apart. Here are some pictures of the wear plate. Does anyone know if this is Land Rover or diahatsu???

Here is the gear box... Also should I be concerned the way it’s married up to the bell housing or irks this standard practice for the DG conversions?

For what reason would it need to be heavy duty? Also do you have an illustration of what to weld to bolster the clutch arm?