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Mike

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  1. Trouble is:- Discovery LT77 main gear lever has gone all "floppy". Instead of resting at the 3rd 4th gate in the neutral position it now falls all the way over in 5th gear position. There's still resistance to going into reverse from a spring but no guidance at all for selecting 3rd and 4th. She who must be obeyed hates this with a passion. I think the bias spring (springs?) is the culprit. Is this located in the gear selector housing? Anyone know the part numbers?

    Anyone out there know if this can be accessed without having to drop the transmission.

    We're talking Discovery 1 here. eek.gif

    If it was the 110 I'd pull the floor and have a look. rolleyes.gif

    Can it be accessed as easily on a Discovery?confused.gif

  2. does the speedo operate when you lift the clutch & try to drive away, if NO then the clutch has ripped it's centre out of the friction plate, even with the transfer box in nuetral the speedo should operate as if you tried to rive away.

    The speedo won't show a thing unless the truck's moving. It picks up drive from the output of the transfer box! :angry:

    Pull the PTO cover & see what the output shaft from the main gearbox is like. Sounds like it's stripped the input gear splines to the transfer box gear, sadly a common fault. :huh:

  3. The 1 ton rims have the extra width - 1" on the outside of the rim. 9,.00 will loose steering lock, should be alright with 235's, might even be able to turn the lock stops in a bit and improve the turning circle. used to run 1 ton rims when I trialed a series. wouldn't go for the 9.00's though too tall, 1 tons had a different transfer ratio I think.

  4. You don't need a press, I did mine with a one ton vice. The interference fit is not that strong. A gentle tap with a hammer would get it in. The main problem is making sure the needles don't come out or it wont to on straight.

    A hammer should play no part in the fitting of a UJ. If everything is straight it should squeeze in with a few twists of the vice :rolleyes:

  5. Hi all

    As above,can they still be bought new? Im hoping to turn the 109" into a One Tonne replica(ish)

    I've got 5 second hand ones for sale if you're interested. I'll be going to the surrey auto jumble 14 June with them or drop me a pm if you're interested still.

    They're all in good condition.

  6. Fuel filter... change it

    other things to check... is there a small filter on the fuel pickup in the tank, if that gets blocked you won't pick up enough fuel and the lift pump will fail due to sucking against this obstruction. Is the tank breather blocked?

    Your symptoms are exactly what I suffered and the above fixes sorted it. problem caused by using dirty jerry cans of fuel- -paint flecks blocked up the system a treat. :angry:

  7. Does all this indicate that the Rocky Mountain DX is the better design than the GKN?

    Or are they both temperamental

    Not going for the Disco transfer box idea as still want the power for towing etc

    The power is still there,iIt's just that you can't use it.

    Had to fit a Disco box to my 110 coming back from Morocco last year when the !.44 box cried enough and spat some of it's teeth out and ran all the bearings!

    Disco box in the 110 is great but not for towing.

    Destroyed a GKN on the previous trip, luckily I'd packed the old transfer gears and did a quick change on the roadside near Madrid.

    My GKN was nothing but trouble for the 3 months I put up with it and I was glad to see the back of it.

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