LT230 Replacement Advice

[Ranga]

So, hopefully the Ashcroft LT230 will arrive before the weekend. A couple of fellow AULRO members have offered their time/knowledge/extra hands etc to help me do the job on Saturday.

Does anyone have any advice regarding any other parts I should source, and any tips for a successful transplant? I'm lead to believe the job is made much easier if I get some guide studs, but not sure where to find them.

If anyone else has the time/energy/interest to assist/spectate/commentate/heckle, let me know :D

[rick130]

You make the guides by buying long bolts, cut the heads and hacksaw slotting the end so you can unscrew them after.

Also double check the length so that;

a) you clear the g/box input shaft before the t/case falls off the studs,

b) they aren't too long that you can't get the t/case off or onto them before it fouls the body work.

I'd leave the handbrake drum off when installing too, it drops a lot of weight and makes things much easier to manhandle, in that no one is tempted to grab the drum and it rotates on them !

Oh, and make sure you have Loctite handy. Apart from stopping bolts from unexpectedly dropping out in use, you need it to seal a couple of the holes as they aren't blind !

[bee utey]

Guide studs are easy. Get two standard M10 metric bolts from somewhere around 150mm long and cut the heads off. Taper the cut end a bit and make a slot across it to fit a flat screw driver. They should then be exactly right to guide the box far enough back so the gearbox splines don't destroy the new oil seal.

[Blknight.aus]

bolt count and position
get the right tool or a skinny 3/8th 14mm socket and a wobble head extension bar