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ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Forest of Dean 90 wrote:
My 07 (now got rid of 90) had a recon box and it was horrid and notchy, worse than the one they took out !! (someone knows how to put the Con in Recon)

Oh Lord

...... Time to call an ambulance for Caterham

You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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22nd Feb 2013 8:23am

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6329

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

22nd Feb 2013 9:36am

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Cheer up, that was probable the exception to the rule

22nd Feb 2013 9:42am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17731

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

After my experiences with Disco 2 steering boxes "reconditioned" by LR I would avoid anything that LR had reconditioned like the plague.

22nd Feb 2013 11:08am

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6329

blackwolf -

cheer me up why don't you its almost the weekend - you trying to spoil it for me ?

22nd Feb 2013 11:47am

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

You can imagine a recon box might be put together with more attention to detail than the originals being churned off the factory line (like your original).

I shouldn't imagine anything else.

As for second gear, I usually pull away in second to avoid the dreaded 1 - 2 change. That being said, I had other troubles with my gearbox (especially 3rd) since new (2 years ago) but a combination of changing shifting style and maybe the gearbox bedding in has made it acceptable. It'll probably last as long as the other mortal parts... Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

22nd Feb 2013 1:41pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6329

I'm always imagining things - some good, some bad

thanks ZeDef...

22nd Feb 2013 2:24pm

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

I had a recon box from Land Rover, the gears were in the wrong way round

Went like fook in reverse especially in sixth. Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper

22nd Feb 2013 2:41pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6329

22nd Feb 2013 2:59pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6329

I've not tried low ratio yet .......

22nd Feb 2013 2:59pm

foxkilla

Member Since: 01 May 2009
Location: J23 M1
Posts: 156

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Auto Tonga Green

Caterham wrote:

I've not tried low ratio yet .......

OMG

22nd Feb 2013 3:10pm

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