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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: ken110 on April 11, 2007, 11:27:29

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: ken110 on April 11, 2007, 11:27:29

morning peeps,

Does anyone know what would be involved in fitting an R380 gearbox to a 200tdi defender?? will the bell housing froma 200tdi work or do i need to get the R380 bell housing...if so will that fit a 200tdi?? :?  :?

sorry for all the questions, just cant find a decent second hand LT77 for a defender  :(

cheers
Dave

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: AbyssDJ on April 11, 2007, 11:46:00

no idea. whats up with your 77?

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: mmgemini on April 11, 2007, 11:55:28

A 380 diesel gearbox with 380 diesel bell housing is a straight swap.

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: ken110 on April 11, 2007, 13:43:25

Hi Liam,

dunno I think there's a bearing on its way out.  I drove up to Geordie land at the weekend, getting all manner of whirry noises and rumbles.  I checked the fluid in it and to my ammusment, could'nt feek any with my finger...  filled it up but when the box was cold it lost 5th... then when the fluid got around it 5th came back.  So I was thinking of swapping the boxes for another less knackered one.  but i only seem to be able to find R380 ones....and even then the Defender R380 boxes are like rocking horse poo.

Thanks Mike!! I suppose a disco box wont fit :(

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: extreme90 on April 11, 2007, 17:50:24

Quote from: "mmgemini"

A 380 diesel gearbox with 380 diesel bell housing is a straight swap.

u sure  :roll:

dont think they are...input shafts are different lengths afink  :?

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: Porny on April 11, 2007, 18:21:01

I must admit - in a Defender (disco is different) - I thought to fit a R380 to a 200Tdi (in place of a LT77s) you need a short bellhousing version of the R380 - not the normal 300 or Td5 variety.

Finding one of these second hand will be harder than finding an LT77!!!

Best bet would be to speak to Ashcrofts - http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk


Ian

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: mmgemini on April 11, 2007, 21:12:45

Quote from: "TheBlueySilverThing"

Quote from: "mmgemini"

A 380 diesel gearbox with 380 diesel bell housing is a straight swap.

u sure  :roll:

dont think they are...input shafts are different lengths afink  :?

 
I wouldn't have said so if I hadn't have done it.  :twisted:
Yes the input shafts are a different length. That's why the bell housings are different.

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: extreme90 on April 11, 2007, 21:24:15

yer, but.....you didnt explain yourself  :roll:  thats y i dissagreed, as theres only the one version of r380 that will fit :roll:  which ian has beat me to saying  :roll:
ne hows, i still aint found a box to do the conversion to mine  :cry: , still lookin
 :twisted:
dan

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: tiltboy on April 16, 2007, 14:38:43

Bellhousings could be the tip of the iceberg - from memory the floorpans are different as well.

I was involved in fitting a 2.8tgv into a 90 that was originally nat/as, so same fllorpan as yours and we had to change tunnel and floor!!

I'd carry on searching for a good lt77.

Good luck

Title: LT77 to R380
Post by: ken110 on April 16, 2007, 16:47:37

rather scary but 5th seems to be better than ever and 3rd to secons seems to be back to normal....no idea why or more importantly how this has happened :oops:

anyway my next job is swapping the bulkhead which should be a nice easy stress free job  :shock:  

cheers for the help guys