Disco 2 Transfer box leak

Looking back over previous posts, oil leaks come from several places on the transfer box. Mine looses most of its oil over several weeks so it looks like it's transfer box out job. But everything I seem to read says take the auto box and transfer box out together is the best option, but on my own that's not really practical. My question is, "can I remove just the transfer box and replace all seals etc or must the auto box come out as well?

Think I am right in saying it doesn't matter if it's auto or manual but you can remove the transfer box on its own, unless you have a transmission jack or you are the worlds strongest man you will need help to remove as it's a dead weight when removing and very heavy.

Toprulesman said:

"can I remove just the transfer box and replace all seals etc or must the auto box come out as well?

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All this assumes that the Td5 is mostly the same as a Tdi D1, (same transfer case), I have no experience with D2's.
Just remove the transfer case on it's own, I did mine unassisted, (fitted to 300Tdi manual), through the top, removed the transmission tunnel console and the rubber infill section and made a small lifting gantry device that uses an M16 "all thread" bar to do the lifting, mounted through a bar and a pair of legs sitting on the front floor of our Disco, the whole job carried out in my front yard, (I do not have a workshop or even a concrete slab to work on), which made it a bit more difficult, I am retired so not as strong as I used to be, but still, my point is it's doable without removing the gearbox and the threaded bar does all the lifting you just need to turn the nut with a spanner.
You will find that most, if not all the oil will be leaking from the two intermediate shaft "O" rings, I replaced them plus the input shaft seal on my transfer case that had done 300,000 klms, no other work done, replaced it in the Disco and it has not leaked one drop since the re-sealing exercise, well worth the two days work.

Spot on advice, thank you very much,