Looking for a LT230 lifting bracket…

**Landover** · 26th October 2013, 02:04 PM

Seriously everyone is just offering some help and advice.

Look up a thread from Alien last year about his advice on removal. He mentioned he was going to make a bracket up and may have it sitting around still. Shoot him a PM and ask nicely, he may be able to help you out.

**Dougal** · 26th October 2013, 02:23 PM

Surely not 60kg. I did get sore arms putting mine back in this week but it didn't feel that heavy.

My bracket is wood. But it works better for sitting than lifting. I will make a better bracket next time.

**OffTrack** · 26th October 2013, 04:05 PM

I've had a few of people offer use of adapters which I really appreciate.

Thanks to justinc, MacMan, fender95vnt for their PM's - all very much appreciated.

**uninformed** · 28th October 2013, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dougal

Surely not 60kg. I did get sore arms putting mine back in this week but it didn't feel that heavy.

My bracket is wood. But it works better for sitting than lifting. I will make a better bracket next time.

not sixty thats for sure, that would be 3 x20kg cement bags and the complete LT230 I lifted the other day was not 3 bags of cement...

**dick180641** · 28th October 2013, 08:59 PM

Hi Offtrack,
I'm a long way from you, so you cant borrow mine! BUT, get strip of flat metal (or angle iron,about 50x50 x25) drill a 12mm hole in each end. Bolt it to the rearmost stud on the right side of the gear lever pedestal, a shackle on the upper arm of the angle and using a small chain block/'come-along' supported on a beam inside the vehicle (by rotating the "angle iron" you can finely adjust the balance of the gearbox and t'fer case (try other close gearbox studs if you cant get a good enough 'ballance'

**justinc** · 28th October 2013, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by dick180641

Hi Offtrack,
I'm a long way from you, so you cant borrow mine! BUT, get strip of flat metal (or angle iron,about 50x50 x25) drill a 12mm hole in each end. Bolt it to the rearmost stud on the right side of the gear lever pedestal, a shackle on the upper arm of the angle and using a small chain block/'come-along' supported on a beam inside the vehicle (by rotating the "angle iron" you can finely adjust the balance of the gearbox and t'fer case (try other close gearbox studs if you cant get a good enough 'ballance'

...great for a defender, but not possible in a disco 2 i'm afraid

.

jc

**OffTrack** · 29th October 2013, 06:50 AM

The shipping weight of the TC I got from TRS was 68 kg with open wooden pallet, cables, harness, handbrake drum and backing plate attached. Apparently the drum and backing plate make up about 20kg of the weight.

All Four x 4 Spares list the delivery weight for a dry reco LT230 as being 30Kg for a Defender 200Tdi and 300Tdi, and 40kg for a Disco 1 & 2 case.

30kg is significantly more manageable than 40kg so I'm not surprised the Defenderati think it's an easy lift.

And thanks to fender95vnt for the loan of the bracket.

cheers
Paul

**dero** · 31st October 2013, 08:38 AM

Would either of you mind posting a sketch with dimensions of this bracket ?

**OffTrack** · 31st October 2013, 09:29 AM

Here you go:

The mangled length notation is 203.2mm // 8.0"

cheers
Paul

**DeeJay** · 2nd November 2013, 02:02 PM

This is posted for the readers who might have problems using an adaptor & not directed to assist Offtrack...

I did make up a bracket & found it to be too difficult to manoeuvre the transfer box to line up. I ended up buying 4 long bolts, cutting the heads off, going with Rangiemans option of straight trolley jack and slid the transfer box into place. I then removed the long bolts ( I did flatten the ends of the long bolts to fit an open end spanner) one at a time. Made it real easy..

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