Did you get that mainshaft nut nice and tight, and bend the tabs on the
washer? Kind of sounds like it's loose.
William J. Rice wrote:
>
> Took the roof off today and went off-roading. Came to a squirrely spot
> in 2nd low. Lifted a wheel and didn't make it. Coasted back a bit and
> tried for another go. Truck wouldn't move--clutch slipping.
> Decided to winch forward. Winch not working. Decide to pop bonnet and
> see if winch connections are good. Bonnet won't open b/c I imagine the
> bulkhead (roof off, remember?) was leaning back a tad too far to allow it
> to release.
> Decide to use hi-lift and cables and chains and straps to try to pull her
> back. No dice. Some quad-riders come along. We try to push it but it
> sounds like something in the drivetrain is preventing the truck's
> movement (this is w/ clutch in AND the tranny in neutral).
> Eventually I put the t-case in neutral and back she went. Any shifting
> at all was incredibly difficult and required the rocking of the truck.
>
> Once she was back down we tried to drive it. No dice in any of the
> gears, BUT if I put the gearbox in neutral and the t-case in low and then
> let the clutch out she'd move forward like she was in 1 low.
>
> So I figure I'll limp back to pavement like that then get a tow home to
> my spare tranny and my new frame (which I was going to start installing
> next weekend anyway). But I hop in, put her in neutral (my new first
> gear) and she won't go anywhere! Neutral has become neutral again.
> Gearbox works fine for the rest of the day, tho' it pops out of 2nd low
> like CRAZY. Once we got back to pavement it worked just fine the whole
> way home.
>
> Heres the question: What on earth happened inside my gearbox/ transfer
> case and why did it cure itself after some bonking?
>
> TIA very very much,
> bill
-- Jim Hall 1966 88" Elephant Chaser http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo "You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
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