Tinribs
New Member
With the approaching MOT I had a look at changing the rear prop on my 1965 S11a 88 as there was loads of play in the splines and investigate various issues with the handbrake. The problems I found were;
Excessive wear in rear prop splines
Wobbly handbrake drum
Oil in handbrake drum
Lateral play in the transfer box rear output shaft
Am I right in assuming that the bearings in the transfer box will have worn, causing the shaft to wobble and wear away the oil seal to cause the leak, and this wobble has also caused the wear in the prop shaft splines?
Can these items be renewed with the box still in place? If these are worn, is it likely the rest of the gearbox will need renewing?
I guess there are no quick fixes to get it through its MOT? If I just fitted a new oil seal, that would soon leak and the handbrake would still wobble and knacker my new prop shaft.
Is this an easy fix or is it my excuse to rebuild my landy on a new chassis?
Excessive wear in rear prop splines
Wobbly handbrake drum
Oil in handbrake drum
Lateral play in the transfer box rear output shaft
Am I right in assuming that the bearings in the transfer box will have worn, causing the shaft to wobble and wear away the oil seal to cause the leak, and this wobble has also caused the wear in the prop shaft splines?
Can these items be renewed with the box still in place? If these are worn, is it likely the rest of the gearbox will need renewing?
I guess there are no quick fixes to get it through its MOT? If I just fitted a new oil seal, that would soon leak and the handbrake would still wobble and knacker my new prop shaft.
Is this an easy fix or is it my excuse to rebuild my landy on a new chassis?