aaronmorris · May 26, 2014

As above, I removed the bell housing wading plug out of my brothers td5 and a ball bearing dropped out.
My first thought was release bearing? (well part of it) Or could it be something more sinister on the horizon.
Opinions please

So having found the above I though I'd see if there was anything else in there. And pulled this out.
Again my thoughts are spigot bush (Again part of it)

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Caberfeidh · May 26, 2014

Has it had work done on it in the past and are there any issues changing gear?

aaronmorris · May 26, 2014

Caberfeidh said:
Has it had work done on it in the past and are there any issues changing gear?

No issues changing gear and all appears fine. Has been driven daily for about 8 months and never had any bother with it. I only realised today that it had a wading plug in it so thought best to remove it and said ball bearing just dropped out.

Previous owner had changed the box apparently. (For another second hand one) But seeing as he'd filled it with EP90 I wouldn't say I would trust his work.

Caberfeidh · May 26, 2014

I'm no expert with gear boxes but if it runs fine I would monitor it and keep your fingers crossed. They have probably been there since the work was done.

jamesmartin · May 26, 2014

gearbox contains no ball bearings

Freelaner · May 26, 2014

crank end bearing?

jamesmartin · May 26, 2014

Freelaner said:
crank end bearing?

there isnt one

aaronmorris · May 26, 2014

Caberfeidh said:
I'm no expert with gear boxes but if it runs fine I would monitor it and keep your fingers crossed. They have probably been there since the work was done.

Me neither. To be honest I though ah **** at first. But when I thought about it it's been fine for the last god knows how many miles so it should be fine.

jamesmartin said:
gearbox contains no ball bearings

Cheers that's good news

. Just the mystery of where it came from now.

Freelaner · May 26, 2014

jamesmartin said:
there isnt one

they might have fell in whilst changing the clutch and be completely unrelated to the motor in question then!

Caberfeidh · May 26, 2014

Freelaner said:
they might have fell in whilst changing the clutch and be completely unrelated to the motor in question then!

That would be my uninformed opinion.

nobber · May 26, 2014

Thats not a wading plug is it?
Any pics of where it came from?

Dragonwalker · May 26, 2014

R380 reverse detent ball ?

The old type series 3 front output shaft bearing (transfer box)?

Series gear selector detent ball ?

jamesmartin · May 26, 2014

there is no separate rev detent ball,and no way one could reach the bellhousing

aaronmorris · May 26, 2014

nobber said:
Thats not a wading plug is it?
Any pics of where it came from?

No pics, But it's most definitely a wading plug.

Drain plugs are 1/2" aren't they, This is 3/8ths.

nobber · May 26, 2014

As far as I can see there is no way a ball bearing can reach the bell housing without a catastrophic failure somewhere.

nobber · May 26, 2014

aaronmorris said:
No pics, But it's most definitely a wading plug.

Drain plugs are 1/2" aren't they, This is 3/8ths.

Wading plugs look like this dont they?

Dont listen to all the doom and gloom on FB fella.

Dragonwalker · May 26, 2014

nobber said:
As far as I can see there is no way a ball bearing can reach the bell housing without a catastrophic failure somewhere.

You've never dropped a selector ball down in the gearbox and had to wriggle the darn thing out then

nobber · May 26, 2014

Dragonwalker said:
You've never dropped a selector ball down in the gearbox and had to wriggle the darn thing out then

Nope, never done that. That doesnt sound like fun.

aaronmorris · May 26, 2014

nobber said:
Wading plugs look like this dont they?

Dont listen to all the doom and gloom on FB fella.

Oh don't worry I dont. It's my brother that posted it. (It's his I just get the joy of fixing it) Full of nobbers.
Erm just realised your user names nobber

Guess it don't matter what the wading plugs look like as long as it's the right thread

nobber · May 26, 2014

aaronmorris said:
Oh don't worry I dont. It's my brother that posted it. (It's his I just get the joy of fixing it) Full of nobbers.
Erm just realised your user names nobber

Guess it don't matter what the wading plugs look like as long as it's the right thread

Nobbers everywhere you go fella, thers no getting away from them. lol

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