Thread: What Do I Have On My List Of Things To Do Today On My Defender.....

You dont need hoist to remove a gearbox or.transfer box lol. Just get yourself a gearbox plate that attaches to a floor jack. These are universal and on ebay Use extended 10mm bolts to guide transfer back. If your defender is too low you can use a highlift jack on one side of the vehicle and slide it out. The transfer is heavy and you would need to strap it to the plate before pushing it under the vehicle. Lol you cannot lift it onto jack once under the vehicle. Whates great is if you used the extended m10bolts and combination engine hoist to lift transfercase up and the jack cradle to push it home onto m10 bolts. Sharpen the bolts too abit to aid in alighnment. I wouldnt use a vehicle hoist as you would need an expensive jack to push it up to head height.

Originally Posted by mateusz

Just get yourself a gearbox plate that attaches to a floor jack. These are universal and on ebay Use extended 10mm bolts to guide transfer back.

I am soon to tackle the T/case and gearbox myself to o/haul the T/case with HD cross pin and 1.301:1 gearing as well as a HD LOF clutch (couldn't stretch the budget to an ATB ). I plan to do it on the concrete with the back wheels on car ramps so that the drive train is pretty much parallel to the ground (Defender 90) and should allow me to pull the T/case and R380, separately, straight back on a trolley jack. I have modified a universal transmission adapter to keep the T/case as low as possible so I can drag out on the LHS. Be aware that the transmission adapters sit quite high and you would need to lift the side or the rear diff to get the boxes out if not modified. I have prep'ed 3 x 180mm class 12.9 10mm bolts to guide the T/case on and off (cut off bolt heads, cut slots on the ends -easy removal- and ground tapers on the ends). 'Course if the dineros ($$) are not a rate determiner, then go for the pro's for the heavy work.
Either way good luck with it. Should be an awesome drive train when done.

I'm starting to sway to the 'oursource it to the pro's' line of thinking. Who should I look at for the work in Sydney????
- KLR (mention above)
- Grahame Cooper Automotive. (I have used over the years for my discos)
- Davis Performance. (I have had a little bit done by Bruce over the years)

Any others I should talk to? Who would be the go-to for Transmission/ Drive Train stuff?