Major grinding and clanking noise turned out to be the transfer case as confirmed by my local LR mechanic. He wants $900 in labor plus part to swap it out. He said it did have proper fluid levels in it. Truck has about 110k so I guess it was just its time. My questions are as follows:

1) Should I go used or rebuilt?
(It is beyond my capabilities so if the used one goes bad I will be out the labor even if the salvage yard warranties the part)

2) If used, where could I source one?

3) If rebuilt, I found the one from Roverland Parts for $1,300 after shipping. Is that the best source for rebuilt. Looks to me by the website they are doing a lot of inspecting but no new parts. Is that really a rebuild????? Discovery Transfer Cases

4) Is $900 reasonable for labor to swap that out?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. As luck would have it, the engine blew up this time last year and I threw $5k at it for a used one. Its just my Land Rovers way of saying MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Ashcroft will be the best source for rebuilt. Ashcroft Transmissions - LT 230

 

Do they ship to US reasonably from UK? Any idea of how long that takes?

 

We can get them for you, but you may be better off talking to Justin at Lucky8, he deals with them quite a bit more.

He'd probably ship it for you.

 

This is a great deal... and you will get CDL which did not originally come with your 2003:

https://landroverforums.com/forum/pr...linkage-63628/

P/S. I am not affliated with the seller.

 

I just did mine. New one with labor ordered from Atlantic British was 2400 installed in an 04. 12000 mile warrantee. Labor seems about right. Best of luck

 

used new fluids and seals

 

Which seals would I want to replace?

 

Trying to contact him now. I am assuming that if I want to do the CDL shifter and cable later that would be fine. I am correct?

 

it would be fine, but it'll be a good idea to have it done at the same time, as you're already in there.