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Thanks, Would not of attempted it without my old man that's for sure

No recommendation mate, a company I worked for once upon a time has a cash sale account with them, thought I would try them out. My old man is an ex diesel mechanic and also owns a Patrol with same...

Thanks mate, reminds me I need 2 update this thread.

Is that price for a workshop 2 do it????? If I had 2 ever do it again, I would just but an exchange box and save some $$$ should only take a...

Thanks mate, just noticed your falling behind me in the post counts, its either from you been offline for a while or I'm talkin more sh!t than you these days *L*

Sorry mate, but I didn't want 2 rush my free drinking time :)

more pics 2 come snicko, I've just been slack, very time consuming linking them all.

Have taken a gearbox out before on a GQ but never a full strip down and rebuild, definitely a learning curve...

1st.....check
2nd....check
Drive....check
Lock up.... check.....
Reverse.... check.....

How many bits and pieces left over........ummmmmmmm.........does it really matter *L*

Well after...

2 valve body bolts missing!!!!! please lord send me some bourbon!!!!!!!

Would be nice Kris, not much more I can do now untill the parts turn up, might have myself a bourbon while I wait :)

got it wrong Kris, more drinking.......less work............remember I'm on holyidays at the moment........*LMAO*

Getting there, rebuilding the valve body now, but the spring lenghts don't match the manual, and we didn't write down which ones come form where *L*

add 1000 bucks 2 total for bourbon ( so far, more 2 drink yet! ), this job is not for sober / sane people *LMAO*

Rodney the owner of wholesale is a great helpful bloke, any questions re auto boxes and he is the man 2 speak 2.

Think it is just the standard TC for the GQ, My old man ordered it.

Was going to upgrade the valve body to an extreme valve body, but could not justify / afford 2 spend the extra 1000 bucks it...

Day 12 - The End

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Saturday 8th October 2011 ( Day 11 )

Arrived at my parents bright and earlier, let the fun and games begin

Below: Valve body in, oil pan on.....time 2 install, fat chance..........pan is just...

Day 10

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Day 8 and 9


Day 8 - Clutch assembly day

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Day 9 - Clutch assembly day........again

Relising we had put the wrong springs into one of the clutches...

Day 6 & 7


Day 6


Spent most of the day fart arsin around with the valve body, putting it back together, unfortunately we never measured the springs when we took them out and the spring...

Day 5 - Valve Body Strip Down

Still waiting on parts, but at least now I know Wholesale Auto has them all, won't turn up till Monday......was kinda hoping that we would have the box out, rebuilt...

Day 4 - Waiting for parts

Today was pretty much an uneventful day, was waiting on an email back from Wholesale Automatic 2 see if he had some parts that we needed. We got a hold of him after lunch...

Day 3 - The Cleanup Begins

Main objective for today was 2 emery clean off old gaskets, wet n dry any surfaces that needed doing and to wash all parts.


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Day 2 - Gearbox comes out - The strip down begins

Well today was a bit more eventful than day 1, Gearbox dropped out pretty easy, gave it a quick bath with the pressure washer before starting 2...

Day 1 - Why didn't I just pay a mechanic 2 do this!!!

The day didn't go as planned, we didn't get the gearbox out, but tomorrow is another day.....

Had a bit of trouble removing the hand brake...

Well the reason for the gearbox rebuild was due to loosing everything above 2nd gear.

Manuals / Part breakdowns that I used can be found here:...