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Mother Superior
 


Member Since: 12 Sep 2011
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3
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  
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Harry365
 


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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

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

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