Thread: LT230 Input Gear

Originally Posted by specwarop

Just wondering about the flange on the input gear in LT230 transfer boxes.

As you can see in the photo (circled), I have removed an old input gear from a box that I am rebuilding, which has a different flange than the new gear beside it.

What difference will this make, will it cause me troubles down the track. As yet I have not removed my old LT230 to see what it has, nor do i know what the R380 takes in.
However, does that flange bit matter at all? Have I been sent the wrong input gear?

Any help appreciated!
Matt

Originally Posted by ashtrans

hi you will need the different bearing support plate as the distance between brgs is different otherwise it's the same, the dogs on the back end are for PTO.
regards
Ian Ashcroft

Originally Posted by ashtrans

Hi,

as long as they both have 28 teeth it will swap fine, the additional teeth are for the PTO if required,

the rear support plates are the same from suffix A to F but the suffix G has a longer gear and a thicker plate, about + 5mm,

I will remind Ian on Monday !

Dave Ashcroft

Originally Posted by specwarop

Well finally I have the time again to start working on the LT230. It is almost finished and I am confused with the following, related to what was discussed above.
I have put all the gears in and stuff, as per the manual, and yesterday I put on the "Mainshaft input gear bearing housing" and "PTO cover" (which I am assuming is what Dave referred to as the rear support plates)...
Prior to putting them on I could turn the output shafts pretty easily. Afterward it wouldn't turn very well. And most of the time the diff wouldn't kick in and turn the mainshaft....
So this begs the question that I was confused with as above. Do I need to find alternative plates to suit the new mainshaft that I got. So that it spins freely?

I have had this before, but in a different LT230 a wile back. The suffix G dogged gear was longer I thought

Don't force it! Id check the lengths if I were you.