I was a bit scrubby on the outside and most of the bolts had gone rusty so I bought a bolt kit from Ashcroft ....
£33 delivered.
Put the box on a bench and replaced the bolts one by one. I also got a gasket set so I could take off the covers, examine the insides, paint on some Blue Hylomar and refitted.
All went well until I got to the last M8x25 flanged bolt on the sump - it wasn't there, After searching around the floor etc for 10 mins I concluded it was missing from the kit in the first place.
The next problem was the bolts supplied for the PTO cover (FTC3178).
The old ones were an M10x35 hex head with a washer.
Ashcroft had sent an M10x40 flanged head. The problem I encoutered was that the shank was too long and it (or the runoff) bound on the thread in the bearing carrier before the cover was succesfully clamped.
When I looked it up it appears that pre 2007 it was an M10x35 and a plain washer and after 2007 it was the M10x40 flanged head.
I pointed this out to Ashcroft - the response I got was that they'd checked it out ar their end and it should fit.
Must be me then. I've forgotton how to fit a bolt in a threaded hole or i'm too stupid to do it right.
I bought some bolts off eBay (M10x30), job done.
£33 delivered.
Put the box on a bench and replaced the bolts one by one. I also got a gasket set so I could take off the covers, examine the insides, paint on some Blue Hylomar and refitted.
All went well until I got to the last M8x25 flanged bolt on the sump - it wasn't there, After searching around the floor etc for 10 mins I concluded it was missing from the kit in the first place.
The next problem was the bolts supplied for the PTO cover (FTC3178).
The old ones were an M10x35 hex head with a washer.
Ashcroft had sent an M10x40 flanged head. The problem I encoutered was that the shank was too long and it (or the runoff) bound on the thread in the bearing carrier before the cover was succesfully clamped.
When I looked it up it appears that pre 2007 it was an M10x35 and a plain washer and after 2007 it was the M10x40 flanged head.
I pointed this out to Ashcroft - the response I got was that they'd checked it out ar their end and it should fit.
Must be me then. I've forgotton how to fit a bolt in a threaded hole or i'm too stupid to do it right.
I bought some bolts off eBay (M10x30), job done.
Still getting towards the fitting stage. Took the mats and tunnel out today.
Noticed a horrid rattle from the clutch release bearing .... but enjoyed driving it around all open and noisy.
We (@Tirran and I) changed his LT230 last weekend, on his 200tdi, which was good practise.
Should be at the stage to take my 230 and the 380 out this weekend..
Here's some pics of Tirrans'...
Took us around 7hrs3 cups of tea, some homemade cake and 48,635 swear words.
Noticed a horrid rattle from the clutch release bearing .... but enjoyed driving it around all open and noisy.
We (@Tirran and I) changed his LT230 last weekend, on his 200tdi, which was good practise.
Should be at the stage to take my 230 and the 380 out this weekend..
Here's some pics of Tirrans'...
Took us around 7hrs3 cups of tea, some homemade cake and 48,635 swear words.
Sorry to see nobody replied. I don't know what the difference between 22D and 13D is, most likely better bearings in the later or something like that, but doubt there is much difference.
Tirran
Well-Known Member
I’m fairly thinning out on top!
An unfortunate trick of the light ...
Unfortunately my clutch release bearing has also failed (unless there is a midget with a bicuit tin full of old spanners doing somersaults in the bell housing) so i'm also taking the gearbox out ... slowly.
Today I drained the MTF.
The drain plug reminded me of several missed, clean, gear change oppertunites ...
Today I drained the MTF.
The drain plug reminded me of several missed, clean, gear change oppertunites ...
Took it to WM Anderson Engineering in Kircaldy.
Dropped it off @ 11am, picked it up @ 2pm.
Perfect, although it is now 20thou thinner (still in spec).
Great guys, really good workshop and (most importantly) the right money.
The starter ring isn't that bad and I haven't got starter issues so it's going back in as is...
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Sam Warder
Member
Can you take the transfer box out from underneath?
