Thread: Lt95 no high range

I finally got around to pulling teh box apart tonight. It was pretty easy going. All the bolts came out easy. The box is fairly clean inside and has been apart before. Pulled the front and rear of the transfer case, as well as the bottom access plate. No sign of the high range gear at all. It's like someone rebuilt it and simply left it out... I have some pics but I have to get them off my phone.

Ok just got this thread after Scott pm'd me, I sold him the box and must of had the high range gear stolen at some point, I feel rather embarrased now

Hi guys i am having a similar problem atm with my 2door 81 3.5l petrol 4sp manual range rover. It selects low range and will reverse in high range but as soon as I try use forward gears It will pop out and start grinding I have taken the top and bottom case off of the transfer case and was wondering if anyone would have any slight ideas of what may be wrong

Originally Posted by duckofatruck

Hi guys i am having a similar problem atm with my 2door 81 3.5l petrol 4sp manual range rover. It selects low range and will reverse in high range but as soon as I try use forward gears It will pop out and start grinding I have taken the top and bottom case off of the transfer case and was wondering if anyone would have any slight ideas of what may be wrong

Most likely thrust washer wear on the intermediate shaft. This results in wear on the hi/low gear engaging dogs and ultimately jumping out of gear. Quite a few threads on here about how to remedy - new thrust washers/bearings and possibly hi/low gears and intermediate shaft/pin. Put up some photos if you have any especially of the engaging dogs on both gears.

Just reading through the manual and it says thet the high range gear is held in place with loctite, but it doesn't mention what type.

What am I supposed to be using to secure the gear onto the staft?

Scott,

Firstly sorry It took so long to get to you, I even actually packed up the wrong one and had to go back to the post office to put the correct one in the bag
I would use High strength retaining compound, Loctite 620 or similar.

JC

I use Loctite 609 retaining compound.

No worries Justin. I just bought a house, so there is pretty much zero chance of a gearbox change in the next month anyway. I'll be too busy moving and setting up the new house and shed.

I'm just about to go up to the shed and try my luck at pressing off the bearing. I have a bunch of different loctite bottles in the toolbox, but I'm not sure if I have any high strength stuff at the moment.