transfer box had it....help

[charffers]

New Year's Eve - driving to work and noticing grinding noises from the transmission when I pulled into carpark, AA recovered home and by that time the car could not be driven off the truck - diffs locked solid and transfer lever jammed in high....assume the transfer box is shot so have a couple of questions...

1. How to release the wheels so i can at least get the thing on driveway proper (its blocking pavement currently)?

2. What I can expect to pay for a recon transfer box and an idea of how long a box swap takes?

Real pain that I am currently awaiting lock and fold seats for the back of my Defender so no way to take the baby out....so driving a horrid peugot hire car.....uurrgh :eek:

Any help appreciated

[bananahead]

If you can push it onto drive undo the props shafts maybe?

[Swingletree]

:rolleyes: yup, if you take the props off then you should be able to push it onto your drive. Be aware though the handbrake won't work with the props off so chock it first before removing them. ;)

If it pushes with the props off them it narrows the fault down to the transfer box. If it still won't push then its likely to be a diff.

Let us know how you get on.

[Cannonball Bob]

Recon xfer boxes are around £700 iirc.

[kevinrbeech]

Ashcrofts in Luton.

I had a gearbox and transfer box fitted by them, albeit 2004, and it took less than a day, £1200 complete and fitted.

50,000 miles later it is still going strong.

And they're less than 50 miles from you.

Follow the link;
http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/category_4.html
Kevin

[TEMPL4R]

If you take the rear halfshafts out or front flanges off, it will roll and the handbrake will work via the 3rd diff.

Chris

[martinl]

I would drop the props off the transfer box, taking care to chock the whels, if the transfer box is knackered then this will need to be done anyway. you can then try and turn the transfer diff, you can also raise a wheel and check the main diffs, just to narrow it down. If its an older vehicle you can get a transfer box from a breaker or ebay, not that hard to change as i've just discovered.

[Disco-Ron]

Is the vehicle literally unable to move...???

if it is, i would remove the props, as you'll have t do this to remove the transfer box anyway, so you're already doing the job in hand..... then you might need a few mates to push it onto the driveway...... and as already said, remember to chock it, as with nothing connecting the wheels and gearbox, THE HANDBRAKE WON'T WORK...!!!!!

Ron.

[TEMPL4R]

A few questons come to mind.

How old is the Disco?

How did they get the Disco off the lorry? Assuming they winched it on, did it roll or drag?

Has it got a diff lock or or a VC?

Has anyone jacked up a wheel to see if the transmission is wound up?

Chris

[charffers]

Disco is a 2001, it came off the lorry under great duress (poor clutch !!)

Thanks for help all, tried to take the props off but all I managed to take off was the skin off my knuckles. Luckily it was too cold to bleed :biggrin:

Then in a fit of rage (sure you lot sympathise!!) revved up whilst hanging off transfer lever and it finally slipped into neutral. Hurrah

so managed to get it off the pavement and it's sat there whilst I ponder next move. It's the missus's car (I have a defender) and not sure she will want it much longer, esp if other things might start playing up...might be looking for a newer one this week.

Then find a home for a non-driving TD5 !!

Thanks again guys for your help and Happy New Year

[Swingletree]

Sounds like it could be transmission wind up, from that. :rolleyes:

Did it lose power before it seized?