Caber Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I have a nasty noise eminating from my transmission. it is somewhere between a clanging and clicking that varies with road speed, is independent of the gear selected and overdrive position but does not happen in low range. I guess from this is it is something to do with the high gear in the transfer box:-( The vehicle is an original 1979 Rangie. Can I swap the transfer box without pulling the engine out, if so what should I be paying for a transfer box either recon or s/h and where can i get a recon off the shelf? Failing this what is involved in repairing a transfer bos assuming I have a broken gear or shaft somewhere in there? TIA Caber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Orange Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I'm not sure about the fitting or removal stages, but recon transfer boxes can be had from Ashcroft Transmissions. Google for them. I'm pretty sure it cab done with the engine in situ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 wouldnt like to say what the noise is but you can swop a tbox with the engine in situ. on my disco its remove props, disconnect handbrake, disconnect the hi/low & difflock linkages, disconnect difflock light wires, take PTO cover off & slide output gear out, jack gearbox, remove crossmember, take out the 6 bolts holding tbox to gbox (remembering short ones in from the front) then lift tbox out. it must be similar for yours, mines a LT77 (now R380) LT230 combo. not that technical to do but it is damn heavy and unbalanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 If it is an LT77/LT230 in your truck it's not too bad, especially if you can get the use of a transmission jack. IIRC you don't even need to lower the gearbox to do it. Borg-Warner transfer boxes are much more of a pig - heavier, and you have to take the gearbox mounts out and tilt it downwards to get enough room as it's bigger as well. Yours is too early to be Borg-Warner though. The best tip I got was to cut the heads off some long bolt and make guide bars to locate it correctly as you slide it on and off - Piccies here, in the tech archive, courtesy of Mark90/Landrover598. Worked brilliantly on the LT230, not so great on the BW as the shape of the casing means you can only fit one (but it's still better than nothing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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