92 disco transfer box removal?

I need to remove + replace the transfer box on a 92 disco 200tdi,can anyone tell me please if its possible to remove the transfer box on its own or is it easyer to remove the gearbox/transfer box as one?

You can remove the transfer box on it's own. It's awkward and a **** job but it can be done. Mind you taking the gearbox out of a disco is an awkward and **** job too so take your pick. Probably easier to get the transfer box off the gearbox once the whole lot's out in the fresh air.

I've had the box out a few years ago to do the clutch and it was a crappy job due to the weight,I can see where your comming from though,do i take twice as long struggling to do it in place or struggle with the weight of the whole lot again.Looks like i've got a no win situation:doh:

I dont know how different the 200 is to the TD5, ( not alot I think ), but its not that bad a job to drop the transfer box.

On mine, TD5, I took off the cross bar, front and rear props, ( at TB and tied out the way ), off with the brake drum and brake backplate, ( leave the shoes in and tie up out the way), dissconnect gear linkages and speedo, take out all but one mounting bolts, ( leave one finger tight, 3 bolts and a nut on the back, ( nut on the top of the box ) and 2 on the front.

After taking out the last mounting bolt, get under the box and slide it back off the main gearbox shaft, take the strain as it drops onto your chest and breaks all your ribs !!.

On my TD5 I also unbolted the exhaust when I put it back in.

Mind the main seal when you put it back in, and, on mine, the front 2 bolts, that bolt the TB to the main box, have to be sealed as they go through the TB casing.

I balanced mine on a trolley jack when I put it back in.


Del.

That looks a very similar setup on your td5 to the old disco type,after looking around its going to be easyer for me to buy a gearbox/transfer box complete rather than the transfer on its own so i might as well drop the lot again:doh:

how do you remove the transfer box on a 1997 discovery 300tdi. any info would be of great help. I MEEN IT HELP thank you.

you must have two threads going i answered one of them