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Here are various Workshop Overhaul manuals for a range of Land Rover Gearboxes Defender LT77 Gearbox Workshop Manual Defender LT85 Gearbox Workshop Manual LT230T Transfer Box Workshop Manual R380 Gearbox Workshop Manual Land Rover Series 3 LT76 Gearbox Workshop Manual

There were two types of Gearbox used in Land Rover Series 3’s. The original LT76 and the LT95 as fitted to the V8 powered models. Each gearbox ran in production over a long period of time. As a result they underwent many different changes. Knowing your suffix allows you do identify your gearbox correctly.   Land Rover Series 3 Gearbox LT76 Prefix Identification 246  Easy change gearbox used with 4 cylinder petrol engine in one ton and other special models. Suffixes

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Land Rover Transfer Box

As you probably know some Land Rover gearboxes always suffered from mainshaft/input gear spline wear. This is due to the fact that oil isnt able to get the the splines to keep them lubricated and reduce wear. On later models of the LT230 transfer box rover fitted cross drilled input gears. These gears simply had holes drilled into them allowing oil to reach the splines. Also, oil feed plates were fitted to get important lube to splines. You can fit

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Defender Gearbox Shift problem

If you’ve just fitted a reconditioned gearbox to your Land Rover and found that either 1 to 2nd or 3rd to 4th shifts aren’t so good or feel stiff it is probably because you need to make some little adjustments. Worry not though, as this is very common on rebuild boxes, particularly if its not your original gearbox. The fix is very simple though, and wont take you very long at all.     If you have a Defender to

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If you’re looking for Gearbox / Transfer box parts and oils check out our Land Rover Gearbox Parts Shop Land Rover Gearboxes will eventually develop a problem due to various reasons. The design, conditions of use, and lack of maintanence are just a few of the reasons. Many of the issues your Land Rover gearbox might have can be fixed. Many are simple and in expensive, others would require a rebuild. The hardest part is identifying the issue and taking

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Over the years there were a number of different gearboxes fitted to the various Land Rovers available. Each model of car had numerous variants also, which means that each gearbox had different ratios. Coupled with different Transfer box ratios and diffs there are a bucket load of different ratio available. Here we will cover the Manual gearboxes fitted to Series, Defender, Discovery and Range Rover Models. We will cover main boxes and the transfer boxes also. Automatic Land Rover Gearbox

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If you’re looking for Gearbox / Transfer box parts and oils check out our Land Rover Gearbox Parts Shop Picking the right oil for your Land Rover gearbox is important for various reasons. Things like wear and tear, gear changes, and noise are but a few. Each gearbox was designed with a specific oil in mind, and if you choose to use a different oil in your gearbox it may not perform as it should. For example, Land Rover gearboxes

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Changing the oil in your Land Rover Series 3 regularly is really important. So many people over look changing gearbox fluids when they do a service. With an older vehicle, especially a Land Rover its imperative that the transmission gets attention too. As you well know Landy’s love to leak. Normally all over the drive. If you have a leak from your transmission and you are a bit slack when it comes to oil changes or top ups then it

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Land Rover Reconditioned Lt230 Transfer Box

If you’re looking for LT230 Transfer box parts and oils check out our Land Rover Gearbox Parts Shop Ok, so hopefully you’ve just read Land Rover LT77 Oil Change and everything went well. So now its time to change the oil in your LT230 Transfer ‘box. Essentially, its the same process. First off, find and remove the fill plug. You’ll find it at the back of the transfer box where the transmission brake is. It will be right above the

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Series 3 Gearbox

Fitting a Fairey overdrive to your Series 3 Land Rover will have heaps of benefits such as better mpg, higher top speed and less noise at speed. If you’ve decided to fit one and you are ready to do so, this guide should give you a good idea about how to do it. Firstly, you are going to need to remove your cubby box or seat as well as the transmission tunnel so that you can get to the gearbox.

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