BadBob Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Hi All help please I have a series 3 lightweight with overdrive I have lots of transmission whine and am not sure if it comes from the gearbox or overdrive my garage say its the overdrive bearings (but they fitted a s/h box and new clutch) the noise is there with the overdrive in or out I would have thought if it was the overdrive it would have done it in or out what do you more experenced series drivers think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARAF Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I used to drive Series 3 Land Rovers 25 years ago, and they whined then. I can't say as any I drive now make a different noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101sean Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Overdrives are generally noisier when engaged, but could still be noisy when not. There are a hell of a lot of bearings in one, I was surprised when I took one apart years ago. The only way to tell if it's the OD or main box would to to take OD off and put input gear and back cover on. If you bought it with OD already on that's not much help though as you won't have the bits. Is this your first Land Rover? They do whine a lot compared to a car. Try asking this on the series forum as they are identical mechanically, may find someone local to you who can give a second opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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