gearbox storage

[exosteve]

My bearded mate banshee dropped my gearbox a few days ago.
He drained all the fluids and so on so it's dry.

It won't be fitted for quite some time while I gather my other bits.
My question is will it be ok just to wrap it in a tarp I'm me shed as is?
Or should I put oils in it or summat?
It maybe there a few months.

[jims-terrano]

Silicone a nice sheet of glass on top of it and place it in the middle of the living room, tell the mrs its a coffee table.

[exosteve]

Good idea.got some silicone

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Silicone a nice sheet of glass on top of it and place it in the middle of the living room, tell the mrs its a coffee table.

Coffee table!!!!! It's like a dining table for a grand hall

[Sweety]

If any length of time I would fill the box up with oil & turn the input shaft every so often to get the oil coating the bearings. Oil could be drained off before fitting & put back in
When you take the old box out clean it & polish/paint it & you might get it into the house to become a coffee table

[macabethiel]

If you spray everything with WD40 that stops it rusting - might need the whole can though !

[rustic]

Apart from reducing the gearbox weight by a few kgs, what was the purpose of draining the oil?

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by rustic

Apart from reducing the gearbox weight by a few kgs, what was the purpose of draining the oil?

Good point, and if you store it for a year, what is the difference between that and standing a motor for the same time? Rick

[Banshee]

Rick I need to meet you!!!!

If you've done one of those on your own you are a Hero!!!!!!!!!!

The weight is just ridiculous, however I'm now more clued up as to how I'd go about a clutch change

Whether I'm brave enough to attempt it on my own is a different story

Steve, I've also been told that while it's off its a good idea to replace the input shaft bearing

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by Banshee

Steve, I've also been told that while it's off its a good idea to replace the input shaft bearing

Nice idea to change the first motion shaft bearing, but to do it you must strip the whole box, Rick

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by solarman216

Nice idea to change the first motion shaft bearing, but to do it you must strip the whole box, Rick

I'd rather do that while it's off than put it on and have an annoying rattle few months down the line

[AlexD333]

Hammerite the inside of it

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by Banshee

I'd rather do that while it's off than put it on and have an annoying rattle few months down the line

I doubt it is the F M shaft bearing causing your rattle, it will be layshaft, but most of mine have rattled and went on and on, Rick

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I doubt it is the F M shaft bearing causing your rattle, it will be layshaft, but most of mine have rattled and went on and on, Rick

Nothing at all wrong with the box I've sorted out for Steve or mine just been told that while it's off those jobs are worth doing while the box is out

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by Banshee

Nothing at all wrong with the box I've sorted out for Steve or mine just been told that while it's off those jobs are worth doing while the box is out

Yeah for sure, silly not to even though they have reported 40k+ when really rattly doing the labour twice is just... Ouch...