GEAR BOX HELP

[dminto69]

i have a discovery 300tdi on a 1995 plate it is starting to crunch in second and third gear and in reading the 4x4 magazines this is a common thing so my question is , is it cheaper to buy another recon box or get mine done and does anyone know how much it costs to get your gear box recond

another question is , i am fortunate enough to own another discovery but this one is a 200 tdi which me and my friend bought together which as not got an engine but its got the gear box etc ive noticed the reverse is in a different place on the 200 that i own to my 300 does this matter or would you suggest i take mine out of my 300 and just have it recond all the best and thankyou

[Badlad]

When was the last time the gearbox oil was changed

[dminto69]

today

[Badlad]

Sortta rules that idea out

[blackbob]

changed mine and its still notchey so going to live with it
hope yours aint to notchey :)

[denviks]

hi mate.....the 300 tdi is an r380 gearbox and the 200 tdi gearbox is an lt77 gearbox hense the gates being different. i was thinking of upgrading mine to the r380 in my 200 tdi as its a stronger box.   ...so i would say get yours reconed myself mate   ...or try and pick up a cheap r380 box and get that reconed and fit that and sell yours on. thats if you dont want to take the disco off the road for too long....

[burgerman]

Hi to all,  Not sure if its any help, but i purchased a load of stuff of a guy local in basingstoke the other day, and amongst the few bits i didnt buy was a gearbox and transferbox out of a "r" reg discovery, it was used but from memory was low mileage, the guy seemed a nice fellow and all the bits  i brought from him were A1,    I think he was loooking for about £400 quid for the pair, sounded a fair price to me?? Obviously i wont post his details on here, but if you send me p.m i will pass his details on,   Hope this helps some one out, Cheers for now