Re: ZF 4-speed, T-boxes

"Austin Shackles" <austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULTS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> On or around Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:17:21 +0100, andrew
> <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Oily wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I didn't say that or quote anyone else, I inserted an added comment.
And
> >> the most likely reason for the noisy LT85 will be the front layshaft
> >> bearing which is easy to replace and probably the *only* reason for
the
> >> noise. The LT77 is a much nicer gearchange though.
> >
> >Martin I snipped a bit from your post where someone had previously
asked
> >what box was in a G reg 110, I answered LT85, I made a point of showing
> >this bit was asked by an earlier poster and not you.
> >
> >I don't know how I missed the original question as I was trying to
follow
> >this thread because I'm still interested in an auto box for a 101 and
the
> >2" longer propshaft reference seemed to point to that set up fitting
well.
> >
> >AJH
>
> The BW transfer box is 2" (approx) shorter between flanges, so one or
the
> other propshaft need lengthening, depending on where in the chassis you
fit
> it.
>
> Using standard gearbox mounts in the 110 lined up with the front prop,
so
I
> made the rear one longer.
>
> If anyone has a decent 110 (or 90) LT230 then I may well be interested
soon,

I have a recon 110/90 LT230 which was mistakenly fitted to a Disco and
then
removed after a very short while for a higher geared one.

> and I could swap it for the BW one which is AFAIK in working order,

I'm trying to free up some storage space so don't really want any swaps.

> including the vicious coupling.

It bites then?  :-)

>
> but I may be able to get one with the engine-and-box free LR, chap it's
> coming from has something of a collection.

Make it a condition of purchase!

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