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       #Post#: 32540--------------------------------------------------
       Gearbox problem
   DIR By: steptoe
       Date: July 29, 2012, 9:21 am
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       A friend of mine has a series 2 with no overdrive he has
       suddenly lost first and reverse gear when tring to select
       reverse the hand brake drum moves gear stick and selectors look
       fine any ideas thanks
       #Post#: 32551--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: 982knn
       Date: July 29, 2012, 10:10 am
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       If handbrake drum is turning, look at following;
       1)  Is rear propshaft turning
       2)  If thats OK, then next guess would be a broken Halfshaft,or
       diff problems.
       Presumably doesn't drive in 2nd or 3rd either!!
       Mark
       #Post#: 32562--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: steptoe
       Date: July 29, 2012, 10:48 am
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       all gears work except first and reverse
       #Post#: 32573--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: Albert Ross
       Date: July 29, 2012, 12:19 pm
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       Layshaft rear bearing collapsed. Needs the box out, stripped,
       and checked fully. Look for gear teeth chipped, scoring on
       bearing surfaces, discolouring, debris caught in synchros etc,
       be very pernickety about cleanliness.
       #Post#: 32591--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: thorpey
       Date: July 29, 2012, 2:04 pm
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       ive got a similar problrm with first and reverse there are teeth
       missing from one of the gears as these came out with the oil.
       #Post#: 32594--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: steptoe
       Date: July 29, 2012, 2:33 pm
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       Found chunks of metal in oil looks like the box is coming out
       will have to source a replacement
       #Post#: 32680--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Gearbox problem
   DIR By: Goose
       Date: July 30, 2012, 10:23 am
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       Before writing it off, why not have a stab at rebuilding it?
       The lay shaft in mine snapped last monday. It's really not too
       bad a job to change the layshaft bearings. Ragging the box in
       and out is the time consuming bit, but you have to do that
       anyway.
       Splitting the transfer box off and then whipping the bell
       housing off the main box doesn't take too long. You can then see
       what's broke.  When the layshaft snapped in mine, all it did was
       damage the rear bearing. Everything else survived OK.
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