Strength of a kitten.

**rick130** · 27th January 2009, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by BigJon

My Rangie has an LT77 gearbox (two drain plugs). Last time I changed the oil I could only get one of the plugs out and I am a big boy. They can jam in there very tightly!

I did this on the Patrol recently with the front diff.
In a rush, opened the drain, then tried to open the fill plug, after preaching never do it in that order...

I thought the breaker bar was going to round out the plug, it was touch and go......

**BigJon** · 27th January 2009, 01:11 PM

The particular drain on the LT77 I couldn't remove is the big nut with a mesh filter behind it. The breaker bar was flexing a lot. I have broken at least two breaker bars in my time, like I said, I am a big boy

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**abaddonxi** · 27th January 2009, 01:39 PM

Worst of all, I was so flagged after all that effort that I forgot I had a can of that bolt freeze spray in the cab that probably would have done the job nicely.

**p38arover** · 27th January 2009, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

If only I could use the same excuse for the drain plug.

I won't ask if you were turning it the right way.......

**abaddonxi** · 3rd February 2009, 01:35 PM

Done, done.

Full of Syntrans, very nice, shift already a bit smoother.

Had to take a long rest halfway through, even with two pint-sized helpers.

mike 90 RR · 3rd February 2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Another Stevo68 projects thread.

I've been getting around to changing the oil in the gearbox of the 110 for too long now.

Had a long rest and a beer.

How's that for useless tutorial Stevo?

Cheers
Simon

I just simplified for you

**jazzaD1** · 3rd February 2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

I've successfully made a mess of changing the oil in the gearbox a couple of times before, so this time I was going all out. I decided I'd drop the chassis cross-member, so no chance of covering everything in old oil.

All goes fine, all the bolts come out with no trouble. Of course I can't move the thing. And I had only very limited tools with me, so nothing to force it out with.

Cheers
Simon

the trick i found was to get a hi-lift jack if you have one and open it up till its about as wide as the chassis rails, put it in between and get a foot long bar and just open up the hi lift after all your bolts are undone, it will only move (the bar) a few cm's but it will make the crossmember fall straight out

this is definately easier as a 2 person job but can be done by yourself

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