Re: LRO: Weird experience

From: William J. Rice (jarvis64@juno.com)
Date: Sun Apr 15 2001 - 00:06:12 EDT

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    Hmmm. What washer? Heh heh heh. I thought that thing was only for the
    overdrive. . . Maybe I should get it off my workbench and put it in
    there, eh? But you now have your special tool and I'm taking the whole
    truck apart starting this week so maybe I won't bother . . .

    bill

    On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:21:20 -0600 "Jim Hall" <jimfoo@qwest.net> writes:
    > 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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