codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2015

• #1

Evening everyone,
Been a while since my last visit. Aploigies.

On the way back from a long drive, my ever unreliable and attention seeking TD5 started complaining.
An intermittent sort of chattering noise, either in gear, neutral, accelerating, cruising. Well, once home I took a look at the beast of burden. I tracked the noise down to the gearbox. Closer inspection revealed this

As you can see, there is a gap between the back of the gearbox and the transfer box?
The bolt my finger is on, is only finger tight, one assumes that this is bad news? Very bad news? Total disaster? Or, normal for a disco?

Im guessing that Ill have to find a specialist mechanic to fix this? I do not have to tools, facilities or capability to go dropping out gearboxes.

Many thanks in advance for any advice.

Alex

 

West Slope Rover

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2015

• #2

Have you tried tightening it??

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2015

• #3

Not yet, with good reason, there are bolts on the top as well, and via torch light, the gap appears to be even from top to bottom. I do not know if there should be a gasket between the two surfaces? If the gap is meant to be there?

I await guidance, gearboxes are not my forte!

 

West Slope Rover

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2015

• #4

codfather79 said:

Not yet, with good reason, there are bolts on the top as well, and via torch light, the gap appears to be even from top to bottom. I do not know if there should be a gasket between the two surfaces? If the gap is meant to be there?

I await guidance, gearboxes are not my forte!

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Mind you, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I'd tighten everything up and give it a drive.

 

gemsdad

NOT BOTHERED.

• Sep 12, 2015

• #5

Do exactly what WSR ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ suggested,there should not be a gap,so tighten it up,and see what happens,but check the oil levels.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2015

• #6

codfather79 said:

Not yet, with good reason, there are bolts on the top as well, and via torch light, the gap appears to be even from top to bottom. I do not know if there should be a gasket between the two surfaces? If the gap is meant to be there?

I await guidance, gearboxes are not my forte!

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no gasket ,but there are 2 dowels between the two,one just above the bolt were your finger is , there are 6 bolts in all, there is another on the front above the one shown about 4 inches, then check oil levels

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 13, 2015

• #7

Many thanks for all of the reply's.
I shall get the beast up on axle stands and get the two boxes tightened together and give the oil levels a check.
Lets hope I do not uncover any more problems.
Its bad enough that I just had to get the rear chassis welded together!
I knew I should have kept my 300Tdi

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2015

• #8

Oh dear, 1 bolt remaining!

Dam miracle it made it home!

So, this leaves me with a tiny issue, from what I can see, the bolts are M10 flange head part threaded. Despite some internet searching, I can not find a replacement, not knowing what the thread is (coarse, medium, fine etc) probably dosent help!
Any ideas on where to get some replacements?

Thanks in advance, Alex.

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Sep 15, 2015

• #9

codfather79 said:

Oh dear, 1 bolt remaining!

Dam miracle it made it home!

So, this leaves me with a tiny issue, from what I can see, the bolts are M10 flange head part threaded. Despite some internet searching, I can not find a replacement, not knowing what the thread is (coarse, medium, fine etc) probably dosent help!
Any ideas on where to get some replacements?

Thanks in advance, Alex.

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No 17 & 18 I believe

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2015

• #10

Spot on, thank you biggeeeee

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Sep 16, 2015

• #11

codfather79 said:

Spot on, thank you biggeeeee

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No problem.
Although been posted before, this may be of use to you

http://www.allbrit.de/NAV.cfm?SPRACHE=EN&PAGE=536838

 

meego

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2015

• #12

Have you had the gearbox out before, or ever had to split the Transfer/Gear boxes? If so, you would have to assume that whoever done it didnt tighten the bolts up properly!!

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2015

• #13

All bolted back up

Gearbox was full, transfer box needed about 1 1/2 pints of oil.

Had the gearbox replaced about 3 years ago, done about 50,000 miles since then. When I last checked the oil levels, about 6 months ago, all seemed fine, so weird why it happened?

Thank's for all of the help given.
Alex