How do you drain the oil out of the front output shaft housing?

[drifter]

Without pulling it all apart?

My gearbox is in bits and has been thoroughly cleaned. I was relatively comfortable with that procedure (the stripping down bit).

The transfer case and front output shaft housings have been split off the gearbox and I am removing 40 years of buildup from the outside - but despite draining the transfer case, I am still getting oil dripping out - and I can only assume it is coming from the front housing.

Can the housing be easily taken off or is that another 3 hours of knuckle busting ?

Bear in mind, it all has to be put back together and I am not far from the wrong side of comfortable about this.... I have stripped and rebuilt engines before but this is my first gearbox.

[chazza]

Getting the housing off is not such a big deal, it is getting the front housing back on and the selector rods in the right position which is a bit of a challenge.

If you have separated the two boxes can you stand the transfer box on its end to let it drain?

If you feel the need to take it off, then the workshop manual is a big help to getting it back together again,

Cheers Charlie

[Wallydog]

Without pulling it all apart?

My gearbox is in bits and has been thoroughly cleaned. I was relatively comfortable with that procedure (the stripping down bit).

The transfer case and front output shaft housings have been split off the gearbox and I am removing 40 years of buildup from the outside - but despite draining the transfer case, I am still getting oil dripping out - and I can only assume it is coming from the front housing.

Can the housing be easily taken off or is that another 3 hours of knuckle busting ?

Bear in mind, it all has to be put back together and I am not far from the wrong side of comfortable about this.... I have stripped and rebuilt engines before but this is my first gearbox.

Same here drifter. Im at the same level of the build and that is the part that bothers me. Theres a couple of selector forks there that have to rightly positioned and then put the levers back on after bolting up. then slide it on the transfer case and bolt on. I think there is a fork that needs insertion through the inspection plate there. If you leave the bottom cover of the transfer off we should be able to see the shifts going on, well at least the high/low range selection. W.

[drifter]

Um - I cheated.

I fired a high pressure gun in there and saturated it all with a spray of petrol - then stood it on its end and drained it out into a large basin - repeated a few times until it was clear fluid coming out - then sprayed some WD40 up there until I get it all together and get oil in it.

Work is being 'difficult' at the moment so I am not getting the time I want to get on with it.

[101RRS]

Work is being 'difficult' at the moment so I am not getting the time I want to get on with it.

But you have the time to post here at 3.52pm while at work or after taking an early mark - yes work must be difficult.

Hehehehe .

It is good to see you are making progress though..

Garry

[drifter]

Cheeky bugger.

For the record - I started at 6am yesterday. Stopped for a club committee meeting from 7:30 to 10:30. Worked through to 4 this morning. Slept til 8 this morning. Worked til 3 this arvo when I decided I just couldn't function - so came on here - read a few, commented a couple of times, went to bed, slept until 6:30 and am about to go back to work...

And the rest of the week will be much the same except for Sunday morning when I head to Sydney for a week.

[toad]

You still had time to purview some quality land rovers and help put a top on - a new experience for you I know!

[drifter]

You still had time to purview some quality land rovers and help put a top on - a new experience for you I know!

Providing my ample weight as leverage while you smacked the crap - er - panel beat the top with the back of an axe - er - a fine precision panelbeating tool was a new experience!