Thread: '78 2-door transfer case/gearbox issues

How many K's on the clock??

TC needs reshimming and soon it doesnt have to be removed it can be done in situ.

What sort of Oil are you running?

32 years of use probably really needs a rebuild reshim the TC will make it last longer but it will eventually drive you nuts with the gear change.
A quality modern gearbox oil will help the gear change just dont put 80-90 in it

Originally Posted by djam1

TC needs reshimming and soon it doesnt have to be removed it can be done in situ.

What sort of Oil are you running?

32 years of use probably really needs a rebuild reshim the TC will make it last longer but it will eventually drive you nuts with the gear change.
A quality modern gearbox oil will help the gear change just dont put 80-90 in it

What he said, intermediate shaft shims are stuffed

Im using mobil 20w-50 which is what the castrol guide recommended, is there something better i should use? its got about 80 000 on the clock, how many times its been around is anyones guess but it wouldnt be more than once or twice going by the condition of everything else. what's involved in re-shimming the box? is it something an amateur mechanic should attempt or should i get help from someone who knows what theyre doing?

Originally Posted by Bang_Bang

Im using mobil 20w-50 which is what the castrol guide recommended, is there something better i should use? its got about 80 000 on the clock, how many times its been around is anyones guess but it wouldnt be more than once or twice going by the condition of everything else. what's involved in re-shimming the box? is it something an amateur mechanic should attempt or should i get help from someone who knows what theyre doing?

Its a relatively simple job, just very fiddly to refit

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-...ed-roller.html

what transfer case is it?
on lt230's ive had two that jump out there is a detent on the shifter that can be tightend on them from the out side on both lt230r and lt230t

Originally Posted by Bang_Bang

its got about 80 000 on the clock, how many times its been around is anyones guess but it wouldnt be more than once or twice going by the condition of everything else.

Methinks you assume too much. Could have gone round much more than that. Not really relevant though. At that age you should just deal with each prob as it arises. Don't put 80 / 90 EP in the TC if and when you get it re-shimmed though.

cheers, DL

I wouldnt think that it would have been around too many times as you are only the second owner and Dr. whathisface apparently only used it to tow his boat to the coast every now and then, he was probably doing most of his driving in that mad old jag.

Yerh