Thwaites drop box oil leak

[V8Druid]

slack off the adjustments until you have a little free play ... could well be over adjusted and being held off with the release bearing in constant contact/pressure

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

Oh it’s an old rod type, (petter engine) what’s the letter on the serial number,

 

[Mike_510]

Oh it’s an old rod type, (petter engine) what’s the letter on the serial number,

I’ve attached the engine, gearbox and bell housing numbers.

 

[Gecko]

Just checking - have you looked at the Newage page?

NEWAGE Traction Gearboxes | PRM Newage Ltd

Our range of transfer boxes and gearboxes.

www.prm-newage.com

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

So it’s probably box out for inspection of the clutch and bearing!

 

[Mike_510]

So it’s probably box out for inspection of the clutch and bearing!

I thought as much, suppose the clutch bearing has worn, do you know if it’s and 8 in or 9 inch clutch if I’m going in I might as well replace it.

 

[Mike_510]

Just checking - have you looked at the Newage page?

NEWAGE Traction Gearboxes | PRM Newage Ltd

Our range of transfer boxes and gearboxes.

www.prm-newage.com

Yeah they give me part numbers for the drop box and recommend pes for the parts.

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

It could be either, depends if it’s been changed before or not! Depending on the flywheel either 8 or 9 “” could be fitted, the hardest bit is getting the propshaft bolts undone

 

[Mike_510]

It could be either, depends if it’s been changed before or not! Depending on the flywheel either 8 or 9 “” could be fitted, the hardest bit is getting the propshaft bolts undone

It was bathed in hydraulic fluid, so far none of the bolts have caused to much trouble, I’m tempted to use as is till it causes me problems, it was cheap starts on the button. Must be 40 years old now I can’t complain for what I need it for.

 

[V8Druid]

It was bathed in hydraulic fluid, so far none of the bolts have caused to much trouble, I’m tempted to use as is till it causes me problems, it was cheap starts on the button. Must be 40 years old now I can’t complain for what I need it for.

hvae you tried this

slack off the adjustments until you have a little free play ... could well be over adjusted and being held off with the release bearing in constant contact/pressure

 

[Mike_510]

hvae you tried this

Not yet, I was looking at it, but I’m not sure how to do it, there is no resistance until about 1 inch from the stop in the picture, doesn’t look like I can shorten the rod, as clutch arm is as far back as it can go, lengthening it will take some of the slack, but will still only have 1 inch of engagement before the stop, does the clutch arm come off and have spline, in which case I could take off, and put back on set further back and would give me 2 inch of engagement, if that makes sense.

 

[Mike_510]

Number 69 🫣 does seem to been splined so it may work, rotate and refit would lose the free play and give more engagement.

 

[V8Druid]

Not yet, I was looking at it, but I’m not sure how to do it, there is no resistance until about 1 inch from the stop in the picture, doesn’t look like I can shorten the rod, as clutch arm is as far back as it can go, lengthening it will take some of the slack, but will still only have 1 inch of engagement before the stop, does the clutch arm come off and have spline, in which case I could take off, and put back on set further back and would give me 2 inch of engagement, if that makes sense.

box out then sadly