Installing new transmission

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Originally Posted by vogue

Hi again, i'm making slow progress with pulling out the old transmission.
Few more???
1. When i join the zf to the lt230 do i have to use a gasket or sealer?
2. And when i join the zf to the engine do i use a gasket or sealer?
3. When i have the auto off is there any bearings or seals on the motor that i should replace while i'm there?

Thanks

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1. check manual, 2. no 3. replace the rear main seal, its cheap and easy to get to while your there.

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Originally Posted by vogue

Hi again, i'm making slow progress with pulling out the old transmission.
Few more???
1. When i join the zf to the lt230 do i have to use a gasket or sealer?
2. And when i join the zf to the engine do i use a gasket or sealer?
3. When i have the auto off is there any bearings or seals on the motor that i should replace while i'm there?

Thanks

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I can't add to Loanrangie'e answers to 2 and 3.

I doubt there is a gasket between the ZF and LT230. There is none between the LT230 and the LT77 or R380. From memory there is a groove to let oil that leaks past the seals, to escape.

One thing to watch, if the LT230 is not originally fitted to that transmission, is the alignment dowel pins.

I can't remember the number of dowel pins (at least 2), but when the t/case is split from the gearbox, there is no guarantee which one the dowels will stay in.

Ensure that you have a dowel pin in each location and make sure that you don't have a dowel pin in both the LT230 and the ZF at the same location (otherwise you will have a lot more trouble).

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Originally Posted by vogue

Hi again, i'm making slow progress with pulling out the old transmission.
Few more???
1. When i join the zf to the lt230 do i have to use a gasket or sealer?
2. And when i join the zf to the engine do i use a gasket or sealer?
3. When i have the auto off is there any bearings or seals on the motor that i should replace while i'm there?

Thanks

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1: It is worth replacing the transmission output seal and transfer case input seal. Also the transfer case intermediate shaft o rings. There is no gasket on the mounting face, nor any need for sealant.
2: The bellhousing will bolt straight to the rear of the engine with no gasket or sealer. It is not a requirement to have an air/water/oil proof seam there.
3: Rear main seal would be nice if it is easy to do.

More HELP needed.
I'm just about ready to drop out the transmission, but i carn't seen to reach the top bolts between the belhousing and the engine. How do i get to them? Does it help if i lower the tranfer case end first, tilting the engine? Will that help me reach? Or do i go in from the top and move the air intake etc out of the way?

Any ideas???

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Originally Posted by vogue

More HELP needed.
I'm just about ready to drop out the transmission, but i carn't seen to reach the top bolts between the belhousing and the engine. How do i get to them? Does it help if i lower the tranfer case end first, tilting the engine? Will that help me reach? Or do i go in from the top and move the air intake etc out of the way?

Any ideas???

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Remove the engine mounts and lower the engine down forward so you can get your hand at the back of the block.

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Originally Posted by vogue

More HELP needed.
I'm just about ready to drop out the transmission, but i carn't seen to reach the top bolts between the belhousing and the engine. How do i get to them? Does it help if i lower the tranfer case end first, tilting the engine? Will that help me reach? Or do i go in from the top and move the air intake etc out of the way?

Any ideas???

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I loosen the nuts on the engine mounts and lower the t/case end down low enough to get a socket with long extension bars over the top of the transmission.

When I join all of my bars together they extend back behind the t/case and make the job much easier.

Thanks for that, i'll give it a go.

One other ???
In the manual it says to undo the bolts that hold the torque converter in. Do i need to do that? Why?

Thanks

some info here about checking torque converter is properly seated.


http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co...rt_18.html#pa2

Thanks for the link, that is exactly the info i needed:)

Hi all,
I've finally finished my conversion:D
All went fairly well except that the place that sold me to gear as a complete package kept missing bolts etc, so it took a week longer than planned.

One more question.
Is there a trick to setting up the linkage for the lt230. It works ok, but keeps slipping out of high and low doesn't seem very positive. Do i just keep ajusting until i get it???

Also does the lt 230 normaly make a bit of noise, my viscous used to be silent???