My Chiffon Ivory JB74 SZ5 - blog/mods/build thread

Transfer Box Update 2:

So the Jimny is still in with the dealership. They have stripped the transfer box down and while unable to confirm any issues, decided they wanted to replace some parts. Sadly these are all on backorder as 5-6 weeks. So the dealer has decided to source a new replacement transfer box instead, which should be here early/middle of next week.

Fortunately this isn't really impacting me too much at the moment. So I can survive with the curtesy Ignis for a bit. Hopefully will have good news and reports later next week when I get the Jimny back.

What are the defective parts do you know?

Lambert wrote: What are the defective parts do you know?

They weren't really very specific. They said they couldn't see anything obviously wrong, but thought there was some play in one of the shafts (don't know which one) and bearing. They also wanted to replace the selector fork. But there might have been more bits, I didn't get an inventory from them.

TBH I'm more happy with them replacing the entire transfer box. I know it won't tell us what specifically what was wrong, but should hopefully solve the problem from a customer point of view. Or at least rule out the transfer box being the issue (which I presume would only leave the physical level in the cabin as the culprit).

It does make me wonder if this is a completely isolated case. Or if just not enough people have used the vehicles off road enough to detect the problem. I'm pretty sure just trundling across a field or even the majority of green lanes wouldn't have shown the problem. The terrain needed to be a little more severe with plenty of cross axle action to get the TCS working.

Lots of Jimny's with plenty of solid off roading here in Oz so hopefully just isolated case. Doesn't help you except a replacement will hopefully have you fixed.

I wonder if this is indicative of a lack of spares availability in the UK. So few cars means it's not worth Suzuki GB stocking parts (and certainly not any dealers).

Nah that is just an artifact of the modern Just In Time parts supply chain. Virtually no one in any supply chain holds anything like a significant local stock of anything anymore instead relying on the perceived efficiency of the distribution industry to get parts to the customer in a timely manner. It means that the likes of a dealer is able to offer more space in their facility over to sales space instead of warehousing. The only problem is issues at the supply and manufacturing end of the chain. I'm too impatient for it, if my car is not working I am not working, I miss the days of going into the parts counter and waiting 10 minutes for a shop coat to wander into the shelves and return with the parts I needed in hand.