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Recon gearbox recommendations

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Mother Superior

Member Since: 12 Sep 2011
Location: in the long boat 'till I'm sober
Posts: 508

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver

Recon gearbox recommendations

Wise ones
So the gearbox in the D3 has announced its early retirement so I’m after recommendations for a good recon service and ideally fitting.
We are in Surrey but am willing to travel as far as an old D3 will get with a banjaxed gearbox.
As usual your advice is greatly appreciated
Wes Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies
Farewell and adieu to you, Ladies of Spain
For we've received orders for to sail for old England

7th Dec 2024 9:28 pm

Harry365

Member Since: 25 Aug 2018
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 386

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Zermatt Silver

I had a recon transfer case fitted by Bristol. About 6 months later I had some issues and they swapped it for another, no questions asked, gave me a courtesy car for the day and no issues since, some 30k miles later.

I had my gearbox reconditioned by B A Transmissions in Keighley and I'm sorry to say it has all but failed within 50k.

So not a recommendation as such but I wish I had gone with the tried and tested Bristol instead of trying to save a few quid.

10th Dec 2024 11:39 am

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13605

I had the gearbox in my old TDV8 recon'd by Bristol Transmissions at 110k several years ago.

It went in for a torque converter but they found excessive wear on the output spline and wouldn't do the TC unless they could do the output spline too. Required a full strip down as the output spline is fitted from the inside. Could have just done the TC and kept quiet about the rest and left me to have a failure but they didn't. Provided a loan car (not a great one but it got me to work and back to them so good enough).

Gearbox was still going strong at 200k last I heard. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"

10th Dec 2024 1:06 pm

NJSS

Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10844

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo Grey

https://www.bristoltransmissionsshop.co.uk/

10th Dec 2024 1:39 pm

Bardley

Member Since: 02 May 2018
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 478

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Stephens Engineering, Ware, Herts.
They have a good name locally.
https://www.stephensengineering.co.uk/

01920 462530
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Previously 2001 D2 TD5, 1996 D1 300Tdi, 1985 90 2.2 petrol.
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10th Dec 2024 8:52 pm

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