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Hi everyone,
New to the site, just done a
hello thread and now to post about the problem I have...
My father in law has had surfs for a few years now, and his most recent one has been off the road for 14 months as it was costing him too much to run to work and back as a builders truck. Some friends of mine just bought Discoveries, and started doing a bit of off-roading. I asked the FIL if I paid for it all, would he mind me using the surf, so I insured it, MOT'd it and taxed it, and took it out for a play the next day (last Sunday). The thing is awesome, and was going through stuff in 2wd that the Disco's struggled in 4wd.
Yesterday was my third time out, and had a cracking day right up until the point I noticed there was some oil dripping out. Went straight home after that, and about 3 miles from home started losing drive.
My father in law thinks that the front gearbox oil seal has perished where it didn't get used for 14 months, and a couple of hundred miles of motoring has blown a hole in it. By the time I got it home, I really struggled to get it to move from stationary.
He has never used it in 4wd, much less Low ratio 4wd which I did for the first time yesterday on a nice steep hill climb. Could this have done anything?
Finally, how big a job is it to replace the seals on the gearbox? Is it an engine out job? Does anyone know of a trusted garage anywhere near Andover (within towing distance) that has reasonable labour charges?
If you've read this far you're doing well
Thanks,
Jon.
New to the site, just done a
hello thread and now to post about the problem I have...My father in law has had surfs for a few years now, and his most recent one has been off the road for 14 months as it was costing him too much to run to work and back as a builders truck. Some friends of mine just bought Discoveries, and started doing a bit of off-roading. I asked the FIL if I paid for it all, would he mind me using the surf, so I insured it, MOT'd it and taxed it, and took it out for a play the next day (last Sunday). The thing is awesome, and was going through stuff in 2wd that the Disco's struggled in 4wd.
Yesterday was my third time out, and had a cracking day right up until the point I noticed there was some oil dripping out. Went straight home after that, and about 3 miles from home started losing drive.
My father in law thinks that the front gearbox oil seal has perished where it didn't get used for 14 months, and a couple of hundred miles of motoring has blown a hole in it. By the time I got it home, I really struggled to get it to move from stationary.
He has never used it in 4wd, much less Low ratio 4wd which I did for the first time yesterday on a nice steep hill climb. Could this have done anything?
Finally, how big a job is it to replace the seals on the gearbox? Is it an engine out job? Does anyone know of a trusted garage anywhere near Andover (within towing distance) that has reasonable labour charges?
If you've read this far you're doing well
Thanks,
Jon.
I have a VTR1000 SP2 
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