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| MD5 Member Since: 02 May 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 143  
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My Defender (Td4 my2009), about three months ago was recovered in a workshop to install the ATB diff in the LT230 transfer box. I ask to check for wear or corrosion the output-shaft and made a mod to allow proper lubrication.
I was extremely surprised because the guy who did the job found a kind of rubber "sock" filled of grease placed around the output-shaft. This mod was probably made by the dealer a couple of year ago when he did clutch replacement. I know that Ashcroft is working to develop a lubrication kit for the output-shaft. |
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18th Feb 2014 7:19pm |
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| ronwong Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 120 
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So currently there is no lubrication for this shaft right? Mine was destroyed at 25k miles and splines sheared off and replaced.
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28th Feb 2014 3:03am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374  
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Correct. It can only be lubricated prior to the gearbox and transfer box being bolted together. It runs in a large empty dry space and is inaccessible without dropping the t-box out.
On the basis of the relatively poor stats available, 2010 MY vehicles seem to be the ones most likely to suffer failures of this shaft. |
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28th Feb 2014 8:19am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17374
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How do you find the ATB in the t-box? Can you give us an assessment/review please? I'm thinking of doing the same myself. |
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28th Feb 2014 8:20am |
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| ronwong Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 120
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mine is a MY2012. And it failed at 1 year. my mechanic replaced the part the same way with no lubricant
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28th Feb 2014 8:21am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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I took mine to bits to check it , found no wear just bit of brown dust so packed it with grease and put it back togather
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28th Feb 2014 9:00am |
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| AlanH Member Since: 15 Mar 2010 Location: WA Posts: 242 
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My 2010 110 suffered from horrible backlash and the stealer here in Perth WA had it in to fix under warranty. I chatted with the service foreman who reckoned that there was no requirement for this shaft to be lubricated although I'd definitely seen a Castrol grease recommended somewhere, maybe in the manual or on the net.
A few months later it turned out the transfer box was whining and they decided to change it and given the mileage (kilometerage) mine had done it should have had a recon box but none were available. I pleaded with this service foreman to please please please grease this during re-assembly and he assured me afterwards that it had been done. Impossible to check so I'll have to wait and see. AlanH. PS. I visited a so called LR expert here in Perth not long ago who told me that ALL Transits were suffering from gearbox failure and it was all the fault of this shaft even though they haven't got a transfer box.......  |
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28th Feb 2014 9:33am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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they haven't got the shaft either
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28th Feb 2014 10:37am |
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| AlanH Member Since: 15 Mar 2010 Location: WA Posts: 242
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Quite right and he didn't have much idea about anything.
AlanH. |
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28th Feb 2014 10:49am |
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