Stan0008 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Does anyone know if it is possible to renew the front output bearing on a LT230 Transfer box with the box in situ?? Is it possible to simply remove the flange, oil seal, circlip and somehow extract the bearing without removing the the front output housing of worse the whole b****dy box! Any advise or tips would be appreciated. As a warning to all...... the cause of this little gem was a 2" lift with castor corrected arms having been unable to even bolt on the orginal prop I was "advised" and sold a 30 deg wide yoke prop, which did cure the binding but after a very short test drive at moderate speed the vibration proved too much for the bearing in the front housing. Many thanks to White90 for the excellent pics of his double cardan which is now next on the shopping list after I sort out my transfer box!!! Stan 90 Tdi 1996 R380/LT230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Yes, you can easily do it with the box in situ. Not that I have, but the manual shows this procecure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Yes, you can easily do it with the box in situ. Not that I have, but the manual shows this procecure. "Yes, you can easily do it with the box in situ. Not that I have" Thats tempting fate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Part of the fun of the forum is people sharing their experiences. Manual says its easy so we just need someone to go try it Just post up feedback and pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush65 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 ...As a warning to all...... the cause of this little gem was a 2" lift with castor corrected arms ...Stan 90 Tdi 1996 R380/LT230 IMHO the warning to all should be: Rotating the complete axle housing to correct caster adversely affects the diff pinion angle and driveshaft (as you found out). Cranked arms should be used to correct the angle of the diff pinion and to remove excessive strain from the chassis mounts when the suspension is lifted. After the pinion angle is corrected, determine how much caster correction is required and slot the bolt holes in the swivel balls accordingly and rotate them to correct the caster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHodgson Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I have actually replaced the bearing with the transfer box still fitted in the vehicle. I had to replace the oil seal at the same time. It was a relatively simple operation but even with a timiken bearing as a replacement some movement in the bearing could still be detected when you tried to move the propshaft up and down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Part of the fun of the forum is people sharing their experiences. Manual says its easy so we just need someone to go try it Just post up feedback and pics. hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Transfer box front output bearing from our tech archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Impressive thread ressurection..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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