yella 90 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 after going accross boothys the other night and having a natter, he got me onto auto box's which then started me thinking ive been lurking in the background for a whilst watching the auto vs man thread go on whilst trying to draw my own conclusion. however, im going to give it a go.....i can always go back main reasoning is, 1 i cannot for the life of me stop clutch's slipping in the 90 (200tdi ) ive tried everything apart from paddle 2 i like the control of the auto box and the smoothness of pull offs now my main concern was lenght, but having had a measure up, it measures in the same as a r380 ?? , now in theory i can practically fit one straight in as i used to have a r380 in my 90, but i removed it to move the engine back question being behind this post, whats the min rear prop lenght ideally on a 90 ? as i dont want to move my engine forward again as its nice and tucked up at the front now would taking 4 inch's out of the rear prop make a huge difference ? or would it be ok ? within reason ? dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 1 i cannot for the life of me stop clutch's slipping in the 90 (200tdi ) most likely slipping because the clutch master cylinder pushrod is not adjusted correctly. how to adjust it, to stop the slipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella 90 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 everything is adjusted to the book, the slave cyl has been shimmed out flywheel skimmed d44 clutch ( basically a 130 afink ) dont no what the engine is pumping out got big cooler, 300 turbo, different injectors and a few other odds n sods, but it just wont bite hot nor cold i dont think stock gearing helps it out with simex, thats what ive been putting it down too over the past 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwyn lewis Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I always recomend customers to use stock length props if possible as if you brake one you can get a spare to keep you going, if you are going to take 4 inch out of the rear prop it will make it quite short , the new defenders do suffer from this that is why the gearbox is lower to reduce the angle and try to stop vibrations , i would move the engine forward and use 200 tdi props as the front prop is longer than a 300 tdi and is beter for not having front prop vibrations if you want any prop measurments give me a call 01938 810 298 the shorter the rear prop the less suspension drop you can have before it binds up GWYN LEWIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella 90 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 cheers for that gwyn, the props ive got on already are 200 ones as its a box std 90 set-up just apart from the engine what about meeting everything half way ? and just moving the engine abit and shortening the prop abit ? space is somewhat lacking at the front end because of the rad being moved in to accomodate a big intercooler and also a twin motor 82 ontop of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwyn lewis Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 If you fit a 300 tdi front prop on the back you could move the transfer box back by 35 mm - 40 mm, if that is not anough they would have to be made to length, on the new pumas they have fitted the shorter prop on the back but the prop does suffer as it is the back suspension that does all the work , this is the transfer box position that the new pumas have used and that is why they had to drop the transfer box to help the problem , i think the 200 tdi position was the best as props are nearly equal length GWYN LEWIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tear it up Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Would a double yoked td5 front prop work on the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella 90 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 If you fit a 300 tdi front prop on the back you could move the transfer box back by 35 mm - 40 mm, if that is not anoughthey would have to be made to length, on the new pumas they have fitted the shorter prop on the back but the prop does suffer as it is the back suspension that does all the work , this is the transfer box position that the new pumas have used and that is why they had to drop the transfer box to help the problem , i think the 200 tdi position was the best as props are nearly equal length GWYN LEWIS cheers gwyn, looks asif im going to be leaving the set-up as is, as try to resolve my clutch problems im pretty sure that the rear prop would bind as ive got long travel suspention on my landy that is unless you can make me a rubber propshaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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