Recent content by alrightoldson

The torx screws in the oil pump were only done up finger tight. It was binding when fitted to the gearbox and torqued down to the correct setting.

Thought I better post the outcome of my issue, just in case someone else comes here looking with the same issue. I think there are a number of incorrectly assembled R380 gear box oil pumps (FTC4206) kicking about. Replacement Oil pump contains a soft silicon gel ring only. Initially, I thought...

Hi Guys, I'm rebuilding my gearbox and having replaced the oil pump. I find that tightening the 3 screws to the required torque, it's compressing the soft silicon gasket causing the oil pump cover plate to bind against the driving gear and driven gear. The original part had a much harder plastic...