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One of the most important parts of any vehicle is the transmission. The transmission is so important that the car would have evolved in a very different way without it. Due to it being so important, it is a big pain and a big cost when it needs to be fixed. So, here is what you need to know about transmissions and transmission repair.

The transmission responds to the unique characteristics of the internal combustion engine. Most engines operate at a range of 600 to 7,000 revolutions per minute, but the wheels of the car only turn between 0 and 1,800 revolutions per minute. How the transmission comes into play is when the torque of the vehicle needs to be adjusted. The highest torque output of the transmission can be found in the middle, around third gear, but the greatest torque of the transmission comes when the vehicle is moving slowly. The transmission system has to take the output of the engine and supply high torque for low speeds, and to keep the engine within operational limits while at highway speeds. Put simply transmissions transform energy from the engine to the wheels.

Almost all transmissions use a cast iron case or aluminum case that rests under the car. Within the transmission, there are three different kinds of shafts. The main shaft, the countershaft and the idler shaft. The main shaft extends outside the case in both directions, the input shaft goes towards the engine and the output shaft goes towards the rear axle. Main bearings suspend the main shaft and it splits near the input end. Pilot bearings hold the shafts together at this point. There are three types of transmissions found in cars, trucks and other automobiles. The manual, automatic and semi-automatic.

Now to the part we all hate, transmission repair. Typically when a transmission needs to be repaired, it is due to a shaft coming apart, bearings breaking off or even the entire transmission falling out of the car. This can happen and it has happened plenty of times since the car was first created. No matter what kind of transmission repair that you may have to do, you are going to be paying a lot. You can get a lower cost for transmission repair if you are lucky enough to find a working transmission for your make and model of a car at a local Los Angeles scrap dealer. Typically though, you are going to be paying more than you would like to repair your transmission. In the most severe cases of transmission repair, many car owners choose instead just to get another car because the repair is worth more than the car itself.

To keep your car from suffering severe transmission failure, or at least to delay it, make sure you always have transmission fluid in the car and ensure that you don't drive the car too hard. If you drive it too hard, you may end up damaging the transmission or even the casing that houses the shafts.

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A British Suv For The World – The Land Rover Discovery 1

Between 1989 and 1998, the Land Rover Discovery 1 was the British Rover Group’s answer to the emerging and later heated SUV competition that has become a phenomenon of sorts in the automobile history as the 20th century ended.

Starting with the Jeep Cherokee introduced in 1984, the market for all-terrain 4X4 utility vehicles never saw any let-up.  The Land Rover didn’t fail to notice the signs as the name was synonymous to what an all-weather all-terrain 4X4 utility vehicle is about, eversince it started the business in 1948.

But it was more than that.  It wasn’t enough to have rugged manly attributes of a utility off-roader, but it must have the luxurious creature comforts that the daily commuter cannot live without on a daily city commute.  That was what SUVs are about.

The Land Rover SUV Answer

The familiar Land Rover we see on post war pop culture media ended with the Land Rover Series III in 1985.  That was about the time when the SUV started making inroads.  The Rover Group took note and had embarked on enhancing its Series III with the pre-Defender line of all-terrain 4X4 utility vehicles that still harked back to its dated image with a cursory node to the luxury aspect of SUVs with optional accessories to make their products achieve SUV appeal.

But that wasn’t enough.  Hence you have the new Discovery and later the Defender line to take care of the wider budget-conscious markets where its Range Rover had a more upscale high end market to target.

A Cheaper Range Rover by Design

The Discovery 1 was first unveiled in the UK markets in 1989 with a 3-door model. The larger 5-door variant appeared the following year.  At the same time, the Japanese counterpart was marketed by its partner Honda as the Honda Crossroad in the Japanese markets for a good 10 years ending in 1999, 5 years after losing the partnership when BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994.

As a cheaper shadow of the Range Rover, the Discovery was in fact a Range Rover in sheep clothing, though not necessarily shabby clothing.  It had the interior structure of Range Rover with all the interior appointments left out from a Range Rover mock-up that eventually gave the Discovery its SUV standing in the eyes of the markets.

It even had some design element like a unique sunglass holder right at the center of the steering wheel that won a British Design Award in 1999. Some functional designs like its instrumentation and switchgear were borrowed from the Montego and Maestro Rover series, including headlamps from the Freight Rover and the taillights from its Maestro van.

Under the hood, the Discovery 1 took off with two engine options - a 2.5 liter Tdi diesel or the 3.5 liter V8 petrol engine.  In 1994 it was introduced in the US modified to comply with the strict US motor vehicle requirements.   Improvements meant to comply with newer and stricter EU road safety standards were added like a Bosch electronic emissions control, a stronger R380 gearbox, larger headlights, a second set of taillights on the rear bumper and a more comfortable and safer ride.

Other improvements were done to comply with newer European road safety standards. A more powerful 4.0L  V8 from the Range Rover SE model was used for 1996 models and onwards with a few enhancements like a larger, cross-bolted main bearings, revised intake, improved pistons and the GEMS distributorless engine management system.  The Land Rover Discovery 1 gave way to the second Discovery 2 lines in 1998.

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McDonald Landrover is a good place to look for cheap Land Rover Discovery 1 Accessories. There you can also find valuable information about Landrover Discovery 1 Repairs. You can also find many Rebuilt Engines for Land Rovers.

Should I get a short block or replace the crank and camshaft?

I need to replace my main and rod bearings as well as camshaft journals on my 97 jeep wrangler due to loss of oil pressure because of bearing wear. My question is would it be cheaper or better to get a short block, or to buy a new camshaft, cranckshaft, main and rod bearings and all gaskets? I just bought this jeep and it has 104000 miles on it.
Thanks in advance...
I am on a budget... and not looking for a performance gain at all though it would be nice.

Might be a good time to get a stroker engine. Not much more than a rebuild cost if you get it from Titan. They have short blocks available as well.

http://mikestrawbridge.com/blog/ebay/titan-stroker-on-ebay/

Mike

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