Thinking of buying an 01 with a bad tranny. Comes with the new one. Just needs to be installed. Just curious about procedure. No U-tube that I can find. Never done an auto tranny before, especially in a disco
Thanks

 

 

Pretty straight forward, if you've ever changed a trans before. The crossmember can be a bit*h, bolts are normally rusted solid and have to be heated to remove.

Anyhow...

Jacked up rover and set on jack stands, dropped the y-pipe (required heating manifold nuts), remove both driveshafts, remove crossmember (required heat), disconnect parking brake drum/assembly, removed both trans mounts, removed torque converter bolts through access hole beneath starter, remove the 14 bell-housing bolts, remove shifter and hi-lo cables and wiring harnesses...and lowered trans down with a floor jack (not perfect tool for the job, but the trans was junk). Unbolted the transfer case from the trans and left it under the rover, hung by ratchet straps. But, if I ever did it again...I'd pull the whole thing as one assembly.

Didn't remove the center console, so not to sure about why Best4X4 did that? Maybe it makes something easier that I struggled with?

Brian.

 

 

I've don't it, too, but probably not as efficiently as the other posters. It is just a bolt off, bolt on operation, but there are a lot of bolts and the crossmember bolts alone can consume a full morning if they are seized. I found it much easier with the truck higher off the ground (using regular jackstands) and unless your muscles are bigger than mine (quite likely) a Harbor Freight transmission Jack is worth the money, with a coupon.

 

The easiest way is a 4 post vehicle lift or failing that very high axle stands, say 75cm high. Don't forget to restrain the torque converter from coming out so make up a small Z bracket first. Start at the back end and work towards the front methodically and if your stuck accessing the bell housing bolts just remove the engine mounts. To remove and refit takes around 2 days plus any cleaning or other works.

 

Reading. Thanks all.

 

Before you venture into tearing out your newly acquired tranny be sure it's not just the oil and filter that needs changing. The ZF autobox is pretty bombproof and reliable if properly serviced.

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That's true. Too bad it's not driveshaft proof.

Speaking of, I've been thinking about mounting a steel plate between the two as a guard. Maybe 1/4” plate, or some kind of hoop around the shaft itself.

 

I explored the possibilities of a hoop idea with SuperSport on here some years ago and we even designed an idea based around a hoop to restrain the flailing driveshaft and Cardan joint, it would defo have been a flyer.

There is a hoop restrainer already marketed in the US, SS discovered the source on the web.