Thread: Isuzu MSA Gearbox to LT230

I still have the gearbox out of the truck from when I did my conversion and it's only 3000kms old, so when Garry takes delivery of his box I will deffinately be checking it out in the flesh.
The shift kit looks fantastic. I can only imagine the hours you've put in so far..........top job mate.

Cheers, Murray

Ok so just a few pics to come.....

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Finished Housing

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Pull off the rear drum brake on the Isuzu box

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Undo drive flange nut and remove flange

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Take off back plate

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Run a bead of gasket maker down

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Fit Housing

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Can see the drive flange seal in this pic. Exactly the same spot as it is in the original back cover plate.

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Refit drive flange

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Then bolt up input shaft

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Bolt on original LT85 transmission mount (Garry you don't get this bit, it's only for the picture)

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Bolt on the Diff lock linkage. Notice only one of the two mounting holes is utilised. The one fitted to my vehicle has a tab that uses both holes. I'm not convinced both are absolutely necessary so when building Garrys' I ummed and arghed whether to put it on.... thanks for volunteering to be the guinea pig Garry! It is a M8 tapped to 30mm in 25mm thick steel and is solid so there shouldn't be a problem - saying that the next batch of housings have the tab in built into the design (pics to follow...)

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Finished product

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Notice the plug at the top front of the housing (just behind the lo/hi/diff lock assembly), this is the breather for the gearbox and uses the same fitting as the original LT85.

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I'm looking forwards to seeing Garry fit this to his vehicle..........