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. :lol:lol:lol

 

[exosteve]

Good idea.got some silicone

 

[Banshee]

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. :lol:lol:lol

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

 

[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 :augie:lol:lol

 

[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]

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!!!!!!!!!! :clap

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

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 :thumb2

 

[solarman216]

Steve, I've also been told that while it's off its a good idea to replace the input shaft bearing :thumb2

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

 

[Banshee]

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 :doh

 

[AlexD333]

Hammerite the inside of it :augie

 

[solarman216]

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

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]

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]

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 :thumb2 doing the labour twice is just... Ouch... :doh

 

[Gazza]

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

If he has just the gearbox without the transfer box then the oil would leak out as the shaft seal is part of the transfer box.

I have just rebuilt my gearbox and Rick is correct. If you want to replace the input shaft bearing its a full strip down. £130.00 for a set of bearings, seal & gasket. You must have hydraulic press and hydraulic bearing pullers.

 

[solarman216]

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

Mmmmmm, you cannot fix what don't need fixing, Rick

 

[Banshee]

Mmmmmm, you cannot fix what don't need fixing, Rick

All I'm trying to get at is, if these are common faults with these boxes, and that box is on the floor fully accessible why not put brand new bits on to fully ensure you won't have to take it off again any time soon

 

[solarman216]

I have heard of no first motion shaft bearing failures at all so where is this info coming from? Rick

 

[solarman216]

Also if you are not experienced at stripping and re building box's then you are highly likely to do far more harm than good, for the rebuild a good many special tools will be required, most can be fabricated but some are not so easy, as I have yet to do a T2 box I do not have first hand, but have stripped and rebuilt very many box's most on heavy trucks, Rick