Land Rover LT 230 Transfer Box - Full Rebuild Part 1

Dismantling a damaged Land Rover Lt 230 tranfer box, - Q SUFFIX(stands for quiet - later type units) swapping casings and shimming the beast correctly.

[@gilesblackie]

Great video, thanks for putting the time in to make it!

[@heritagesteel1976]

And thank you for taking the time to watch. Shared knowledge goes a long way:)

[@blackbirdradiomusic]

Thanks for this. Great breakdown!

[@djwaxstyles1]

I have a question about the hi/low selector shaft. Does the detent ball that holds the slider shaft in gear get held in by the detent is the shaft? In short is the hole that the detent ball and spring go into machined in a way that the ball can't drop into the transfer case? Or does the slider shaft the only thing holding it from falling in the transfer case?

[@PHARDK]

Very informative! Thank you very much

[@heritagesteel1976]

thank you for watching!

[@dv8diver]

Thanks for the video. What is the procedure for a slight oil seepage from the LT230 with a D2a with 330,000km? Would it be recommended that you drop the transfer case and rebuild it with those that mileage or check and replace intermediate seals? Cheers Mark

[@heritagesteel1976]

with that kind of mileage I can assure you its easier to drop the transfer case and do everything in one go. If you don't hard sleeve the casing it will loose oil again pretty quick. Check the bronze washer oh the center diff and swap all the seals for CORTECO ones or original Land Rover. Nothing else works

[@MrBadvok]

Brilliant guide and love the workshop!

[@heritagesteel1976]

thank you!

[@jameskerr5756]

Great video. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the minute as I've got a very noisy LT85 split case box (22c) and I've just acquired a used LT85 solid case box (together with an LT230) which I thought I could change out my split case box with. I separated the box and transfer box the other day to find the output shaft splines very worn on the acquired box, which has unfortunately more or less rendered it scrap without a significant rebuild. The box itself feels quite nice but I haven't heard it run. So, do I get my split case rebuilt (still in the vehicle atm) or go for the solid case rebuild? I heard that the solid cases are the stronger box. I believe the bell housing on the split case does fit the solid case box etc.

[@heritagesteel1976]

Hi. I personally wouldnt rebuild a LT85. I would go straight to Ashcroft transmissions. If you never did one of those before you will go nuts. They suffer all the same output shaft spline wear because the input gear on the transfer box was not drilled to let oil in. You have to fully rebuild the gearboxe and get a new input gear for the LT230. Its a MAJOR job. I cannot comment on the differences of the LT85 as i rarely see them over here.

[@jameskerr5756]

@@heritagesteel1976 Thank you very much for getting back to me with your advice. Much appreciated.