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ibexman

Member Since: 13 Dec 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 2945

How to store gearboxes

I’ve recently swapped over gear box and t/box. I would like to know best way to store them should I leave some oil in them and wrap them they’re going into a damp garage 🤔 cheers chris

1st Apr 2020 7:49am

Mdm

Member Since: 11 Sep 2013
Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 1607

leave them full of oil grease the shafts and linkages and in neutral, move them from time to time if you can in storage and try and rotate the innards if poss
some folk throw a coat of waxoyl on the casing

1st Apr 2020 7:56am

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I would change the oil and as said rotated the internals regular. Roel

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1st Apr 2020 8:03am

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2527

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Are you telling me that I shouldn't be storing my spare parts like this anymore?

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1st Apr 2020 9:15am

VVS210

Member Since: 12 Nov 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 953

1st Apr 2020 10:22am

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