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Part numbers: FRC4076 and FRC4077
A dimensionally accurate mainshaft 2nd gear and mainshaft 3rd gear split bush set for a standard (LT76) Land Rover Series 3 gearbox, made with the right bronze alloy (not too soft, not too brittle).
These split bush sets can also be fitted to Series 1 gearboxes from serial numbers 26110020 (RHD) and 26137678 (LHD); and to all Series 2 and Series 2a gearboxes. Land Rover introduced the split bush during Series 3 production as a belated upgrade: the one-piece bush it superseded often breaks at the shoulder. We only fit and recommend two-piece bushes, and only these particular two-piece bushes.
Genuine bushes (unobtainable) were dimensionally accurate (with rare exceptions) and were made of the right kind of bronze alloy. Typical aftermarket bushes are made of a more brittle alloy and are dimensionally inaccurate, usually in more than one way. These inaccuracies can sometimes be rectified at the bench or on a lathe, but we shouldn’t have to do this. Over the years, countless brand new bushes went straight into our workshop’s scrap metal bin after taking them out of the box and measuring them (it wasn't worth pursuing the warranty claims).
These are the only FRC4067 and FRC4077 bushes we use and recommend. They're based on Genuine samples and are made out of the right kind of the bronze alloy: not too soft, not too brittle.
Typical aftermarket bushes haze zero allowance for gear endfloat. The bushes we use and recommend have a generous allowance for setting up the correct endfloat. We used to have to ream bushes so they’d slide over the mainshaft, and/or linish them so the gear would spin smoothly on the bush rather than grabbing due to insufficient radial clearance (which can cause the gear to seize on the bush in service). Now, with these dimensionally accurate bushes, we rarely need to make such modifications. If we do, it’s because a gear or shaft is out of spec, not the bush. However, for your piece of mind—and ours—we check each bush prior to shipment for fit, and gear endfloat, on Genuine gears and shafts.
Part numbers: FRC4076 and FRC4077
A dimensionally accurate mainshaft 2nd gear and mainshaft 3rd gear split bush set for a standard (LT76) Land Rover Series 3 gearbox, made with the right bronze alloy (not too soft, not too brittle).
These split bush sets can also be fitted to Series 1 gearboxes from serial numbers 26110020 (RHD) and 26137678 (LHD); and to all Series 2 and Series 2a gearboxes. Land Rover introduced the split bush during Series 3 production as a belated upgrade: the one-piece bush it superseded often breaks at the shoulder. We only fit and recommend two-piece bushes, and only these particular two-piece bushes.
Genuine bushes (unobtainable) were dimensionally accurate (with rare exceptions) and were made of the right kind of bronze alloy. Typical aftermarket bushes are made of a more brittle alloy and are dimensionally inaccurate, usually in more than one way. These inaccuracies can sometimes be rectified at the bench or on a lathe, but we shouldn’t have to do this. Over the years, countless brand new bushes went straight into our workshop’s scrap metal bin after taking them out of the box and measuring them (it wasn't worth pursuing the warranty claims).
These are the only FRC4067 and FRC4077 bushes we use and recommend. They're based on Genuine samples and are made out of the right kind of the bronze alloy: not too soft, not too brittle.
Typical aftermarket bushes haze zero allowance for gear endfloat. The bushes we use and recommend have a generous allowance for setting up the correct endfloat. We used to have to ream bushes so they’d slide over the mainshaft, and/or linish them so the gear would spin smoothly on the bush rather than grabbing due to insufficient radial clearance (which can cause the gear to seize on the bush in service). Now, with these dimensionally accurate bushes, we rarely need to make such modifications. If we do, it’s because a gear or shaft is out of spec, not the bush. However, for your piece of mind—and ours—we check each bush prior to shipment for fit, and gear endfloat, on Genuine gears and shafts.