Thread: t-case rear output seal

is there any movement in the shaft which may not be spinning true and pushing the seal........?

or a blocked breather allowing pressure to build up........

also.....is the oil level in the transfer case correct.....?

Originally Posted by weeds

replaced the handbrake shoes, hope they are not buggered again

any tips for my third attempt, looking like it could have been cheaper for somebody else to do

Just burn the oil out of the shoes. Metal tray some metho and a match will get them back to servicable.

I'll second Defendezook's comments.

Likely problems are :-

1. Blocked breather

2. Loose bearings on output shaft

3. Seal either damaged on installation or installed the wrong way round or wrong depth. Seal should be greased to provide initial lubrication and avoid damage when the flange is installed

Hope this helps
John

vasaline on assembly and lots of it...

you might want to try going to a different style of seal...

you can get double lips and you can get double steel edge...

the second ones are an absolute pain in the ass to install and cost a motza but have a rubber backed metal face on the inside and outside with a oring plated in the middle...On the plus side If you get em in right they almost never fail.

I'll get some names of em from work they might even have the size listing for a rover.

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

is there any movement in the shaft which may not be spinning true and pushing the seal........?

or a blocked breather allowing pressure to build up........

also.....is the oil level in the transfer case correct.....?

shaft - didn't reaaly check
breather - didn't check, don't know why i didn't check it when i did the diff breather
oil level - spot on

Originally Posted by crossy

Just burn the oil out of the shoes. Metal tray some metho and a match will get them back to servicable.

thanks for the tip

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Seal either damaged on installation or installed the wrong way round or wrong depth. Seal should be greased to provide initial lubrication and avoid damage when the flange is installed

didn't think i could install the wrong way around, didn't think i damaged it and i used rubber grease on the lips

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

you might want to try going to a different style of seal...

you can get double lips and you can get double steel edge...

the second ones are an absolute pain in the ass to install and cost a motza but have a rubber backed metal face on the inside and outside with a oring plated in the middle...On the plus side If you get em in right they almost never fail.

always keen to know about other options

what the deal if the shaft has movement, rebuild???

Originally Posted by weeds

shaft - didn't reaaly check
breather - didn't check, don't know why i didn't check it when i did the diff breather
oil level - spot on


thanks for the tip


didn't think i could install the wrong way around, didn't think i damaged it and i used rubber grease on the lips


always keen to know about other options

what the deal if the shaft has movement, rebuild???

Rubber grease should work, but ordinary grease or vaseline would be better.
Looking at the book, it would seem that any play on the output shaft means the transfer case needs overhauling.
John

Have a look at my previous thread

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=28150

Try a different supplier for the seal. It took a couple of tries for me to get it right too (Both on a LT 95 4 speed and a LT230). If you don't want to burn the shoes clean, carby cleaner works as well.