bobthebiker Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hello Just got home with my new toy a swb 1972 Series3 diesel, when i bought it the owner said it had a rattle from the gearbox mainly in 3rd well to me it sounded like i had someone under the floor with a lump hammer so i drove the 180 miles useing just 3 gears!! With a few hours to think about it iám of the opinion the 3rd gear has some teeth missing as the rest seem no more noisy then i was expecting for a series landy, any one have any other ideas? Regards Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hello Just got home with my new toy a swb 1972 Series3 diesel, when i bought it the owner said it had a rattle from the gearbox mainly in 3rd well to me it sounded like i had someone under the floor with a lump hammer so i drove the 180 miles useing just 3 gears!! With a few hours to think about it iám of the opinion the 3rd gear has some teeth missing as the rest seem no more noisy then i was expecting for a series landy, any one have any other ideas? Regards Bob Bob Is it just in 3rd..?? A loud thumping can be a symptom of the rear crown wheel on the diff missing a tooth - does it jump out of 3rd too if you don't hold it in..? Gearbox rebuilds aren't too bad if you have patience... Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthebiker Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hi Peter Loud bangging noise is only in third, stays in gear no problems!! Where do i look for gearbox parts on the web? Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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