Transfer box clunk.

Austin Hi,

I have fitted a Steve Parker oil feeder and it DOES make a difference. Reduced whining from the Tbox is the immediate result. So I guess reduce friction and wear must be a non so immediately noticeable result also.

It is extremely easy to install also. You just remove the eight (IIRC) bolts, take the cover out, install the gaskets on either side of the oil feeder plate, apply a bit more sealant and you just put it in place and then re-install the cover and the bolts.

Mind you the bolt holes on the cover, gaskets and oil feeder are not unidirectional so you will have to align everything before fitting on the car.

Take care Pantelis

If anybody does this, I have a brand new gasket in the garage which I'll never use...

David

Is the clonk from the transfer box?

I reckon mine is from the final cog on the gearbox output shaft - which has badly worn splines. My guess is that the slack on overrun is then whacking force into the transfer box...

Just a thought...

On or around Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:15:24 +0100, Mother enlightened us thusly:

the LT77/LT230 combo in early discos is infamous for wearing the splines, mind. what box in yours?

I'll be looking into getting one of those oil catcher things from Steve Parker sometime soon, and while fitting this may, or may not, be able to assess wear.

An LT95 - but I thought it worth mentioning in case you were unaware of the issue or potentially going to spend silly money on fixing it :)

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I get all the infos on this Steve Parker's oil feeder(website ?) and how to cross-drill the T-box input gear(can we do it by ourselves ?). TIA,

Hertriono Kartowisastro

Austin Hi,

I highly recommend Steve Parker's oil feeder. And he also does mail orders so it won't be difficult to order it and have it installed.

Do it ASAP and you will not regret it.

Take care Pantelis

Hertriono Hi,

Steve Parker can be contacted from here

A new cross drilled input gear will cost you 45 pounds from Ashcroft (plus shipping though but is should not be too much considering its light weight)

As for drilling it locally I can not comment. Any good metal fitting shop should be able to drill a hole to a non cross drilled input gear but maybe the heat produced by drilling it will weaken the metal and possible break under load.

Take care Pantelis

On or around Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:20:04 +0300, "Pantelis Giamarellos" enlightened us thusly:

you'll be lucky, they're hard. I think it has to be drilled before hardening.

once took a gear cluster to the local machining shop bloke to see if he could re-do the bearing surface inside one end, he took out a scriber, scratched at the surface and said "no chance".

problems with the "new gear" approach are:

a) no point in doing it without replacing the shaft, since AIUI it's mostly the shaft that wears b) the above exercise requires at least partial strip of the gearbox c) the above exercise requires removal of the box and t-box from the vehicle.

by contrast, Steve Parker's thing is (fairly) easy to fit in situ. doubtless easier on a defender, where you can get access from above through the seatbox. don't think you can on a disco, which means doing it from underneath.

I'd have ordered one by now, but their secure order form is down for refurbishing.

Austin Hi,

If you can lift the Disco up it is extremely easy to do it from underneath.

Take care Pantelis