nookybear

Mainshaft does not turn when done as you described ie in 1st in high range or any other gear or range for that matter !! All gears are solid with just a bit of play seen when moving the front prop back and forth. The only time the shaft turns along with the gears is when both boxes are in neutral and it's like when a cement mixer is on the stand instead of its wheels, you can see the wheels turn very slowly. I can stop the turning too with the bit of wood I mentioned earlier as it doesn't take much pressure. Box out me thinks anyways.... .....Twas the splines after all. Teeth like a broken fence. Quoted £750.00 for complete o/haul and new imput gear to t/fer. Spare R380 with t/fer anyone?

Tried earlier this morning and with the engine running, Diff Lock in high and gearbox in 1st, all the gears in the tfer box were static/locked. I couldn't move them with the bit of wood I had been using apart from a bit of play. I moved the front prop by hand and the gears in the tfer box moved slightly as above as I expected (?). The back of the gearbox did sound a bit noisy though with the diff cover off. Another thing I noticed is that the higher the gear when changing (which I can do as it's on ramps/axle stands with no transmission), ie 1st to 5th in lock, the noisier the sound in the cab got (as though gears trying to mesh) but not very loud at all more of a rumble. No judders though. ....ideas please matey, many thanks, Tony

Not tried that yet, only dunnit with the gearbox/tbox in neutral as ran out of light and time. I'll give it a go tomorrow after work and let you know the outcome. Thanks for the quick response !

.....must be a Bolton thing this loss of transmission lark. Followed me all the way to the Isle of Man from sunny Great Lever !!.........got the IDENTICAL problem meself now. In first at the lights uphill...set off then heard a loud thud then I started to roll backwards in forward gear. Can start up the Disco (300Tdi '94) in any gear in any drive. No props turn. Took the Bogmonsters' advice and tried to take off the t/fer box upper cover - all bolts 'wleded' on tighter than the lock on the wife's purse. Had to drain the thing then remove the bottom cover, that came off like her knickers, all gears/teeth are intact & no metal in the oil either. Strange thing is, in neutral with engine running all gears in t/fer box turn slowly and I can stop them with a bit of wood very easily. Not tried it in gear yet........any suggestions will be gratefully received.......please tell me the clutch centre (full kit fitted last July) and not the splines....Cheers, Tony.