So I was doing a final "shakedown cruise" on my Defender prior to leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow morning.
As I was pulling out of a gas station, as I engaged the clutch, I heard/felt a powerful "CLONK", then massive amounts of grinding. Notably, it jumped out of 1st, and went instead to 3rd gear when it happened. Now, I'm no transmission expert, but that sure seems like it lost a 1st gear tooth and/or synchro and the tooth/synchro, or other ancillary bits are now being tossed around inside.
Now, I left everything EXACTLY like it was and drove home in 3rd (I didn't realize it was 3rd until I was forced to shift at a stop light). After limping the 15 miles back home and before I get it on the lift, I was wondering if anyone could save me a bit of time.
The transmission is literally newly rebuilt (or so I was told, it sure looked clean and shiny). Installed in December and I find it very hard to believe that its the transmission. However, it sure as **** felt, sounded, and drives, like the transmission just **** the bed.
After arriving home, I did some feeling out. Engaged the transfer case, all engaged fine (except for the awful grinding that would happen everytime I drove around), diff lock worked, etc. Notably tho, when I was testing reverse, all hell broke loose as far as the grinding sound, and another "CLONK' happened.
Can this be anything besides my LT77 transmission? I have never, ever, ever, ever, heard of an LT233 transfer case shitting the bed on anyone, I mean heck, they were putting the LT233 transfer box in new Defenders, the things are so darn bullet proof.
When I drive and put in the clutch, all grinding goes away...hence my first inclination that my transmission **** the bed.
Any input? Advice? Guidance? Any possibility it could be something beside the transmission? I mean, I want to give the folks that rebuilt it every possible benefit of the doubt.
On a side note: Looks like I'll be flying or driving my Toyota to Vegas...go figure.
As I was pulling out of a gas station, as I engaged the clutch, I heard/felt a powerful "CLONK", then massive amounts of grinding. Notably, it jumped out of 1st, and went instead to 3rd gear when it happened. Now, I'm no transmission expert, but that sure seems like it lost a 1st gear tooth and/or synchro and the tooth/synchro, or other ancillary bits are now being tossed around inside.
Now, I left everything EXACTLY like it was and drove home in 3rd (I didn't realize it was 3rd until I was forced to shift at a stop light). After limping the 15 miles back home and before I get it on the lift, I was wondering if anyone could save me a bit of time.
The transmission is literally newly rebuilt (or so I was told, it sure looked clean and shiny). Installed in December and I find it very hard to believe that its the transmission. However, it sure as **** felt, sounded, and drives, like the transmission just **** the bed.
After arriving home, I did some feeling out. Engaged the transfer case, all engaged fine (except for the awful grinding that would happen everytime I drove around), diff lock worked, etc. Notably tho, when I was testing reverse, all hell broke loose as far as the grinding sound, and another "CLONK' happened.
Can this be anything besides my LT77 transmission? I have never, ever, ever, ever, heard of an LT233 transfer case shitting the bed on anyone, I mean heck, they were putting the LT233 transfer box in new Defenders, the things are so darn bullet proof.
When I drive and put in the clutch, all grinding goes away...hence my first inclination that my transmission **** the bed.
Any input? Advice? Guidance? Any possibility it could be something beside the transmission? I mean, I want to give the folks that rebuilt it every possible benefit of the doubt.
On a side note: Looks like I'll be flying or driving my Toyota to Vegas...go figure.