Broken Rangie 93, Transfer case?

**superquag** · 24th March 2012, 10:43 PM

Easy way is to turn full lock.. listen for the chirping front tyres...

**POD** · 25th March 2012, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by milld

I've just been doing some tests; lifted drivers front tyre, handbrake on. Could not rotate the front lifted wheel whatsoever. If my splines are stripped shouldn't I just hear the metal scraping sound as I turn the wheel? Could my VCU be seized as well as the splines stripped?

What you are doing there is testing movement in the VC between front and rear outputs; the centre splines are what connects all of this to the drive chain. So no, this will not be affected by the stripped splines.

**milld** · 25th March 2012, 10:56 PM

Sorry for the seemingly dumb question, I haven't studied the workings of the transfercase yet, but when I went underneath looking today it's obvious.

Cheers

**clubagreenie** · 26th March 2012, 12:14 AM

There's a very recent listing of a LT230 in the markets for sale in Bris.

**milld** · 2nd April 2012, 08:45 PM

Hi all,

I managed to give the LT 230 a nice clean. Opened the inspection plate and the gears look perfect. Just ordered a new seal kit. The guy at the wreckers must have been a bit barbaric because he pulled the oil seal out of it to help drain, But he's made a small bur at the seal entry. Don't know what to do about this though. I'll try and take a pic of the bur another time.

**milld** · 9th April 2012, 12:47 PM

It ended up being the rear output shaft on the BW that was found to be rounded down. Disgusting design by Landrover, not much meat to begin with anyways.

**PhilipA** · 9th April 2012, 07:49 PM

Told you. ( I must check mine one of these days)
I also have a spare with the same. The bloke thought it had a broken chain but the case would have been cactus. I haven't pulled it down yet but I am pretty sure it is the rear shaft.
Regards Philip A

**PhilipA** · 9th April 2012, 07:52 PM

Disgusting design by Landrover

I would have thought that Borg Warner designed it. It's strange that BW supply just about all the 4WD transmissions to US cars, and I have never heard of it in say Chevs.

Is it that RRC owners do not maintain their cars as well as others?
darned if I know.

Regards Philip A

**superquag** · 9th April 2012, 08:27 PM

My own guess is that LR either don't pay for, or insist on, or QC to a high enough standard...

Another possibility is deliberate 'designing-down' in order to increase breakages in all but the most over-maintained & soft-duty cars...

LR would not be the first British car to exhibit incomprehensible design/material choice.

**milld** · 9th April 2012, 08:27 PM

True, although Landrover still let the design to go through :P. I think I'm still slightly annoyed that this happens on the later model RRC and the earlier ones are stronger with the LT230. grrrr. NOw I know why people say to get the pre 89 model Rangies + no ABS/ Air suspension etc lol.

I would have thought RRC owners would maintain their cars more so than others because if they don't things break more requiring more expense. I've looked back through the services and everything has been spot on with this machine. All I can say is that if anyone has one of these boxes in their Rangie then go gentle with the power as there is not much metal keeping these things from stripping or swap it out with the LT230.

You are quite welcome to have another BW if you want Philip. I'm pretty certain that the VC is still good because I never had any tyre scrubbing/churping issues.

I think it comes down to the fact that the shaft is to small for the size of the grooves or that the metal isn't hard enough..... not sure. I wish I had a hoist though, not much fun when you have to do this job in the gravel.

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