Transfer box front output bearing.

[Wanderer]

Anyone done the front bearing on the transfer box?
It looks like mine has now got some play in it which is damaging the front seal.

I've got the propshaft off. The flange is off and I've now got access to the bearing.

Before I attack it like a whirling dervish, is it easy to get out? Is there a technique? Should it come out easily?
Does it need a special tool?

TIA

Ed

[Budgie]

Someone called Brian Jackson has done a "How to" on Disco Web for the transfer case front bearing, comes with nice photos as well!  :D

[500bhp]

Hi Wanderer.....Could you let me know how you get on if you use this technique, as I am thinking of doing my bearing as well.................Thanks Phill

[Wanderer]

Thanks for the link Budgie.
Well so far I'm sat at the bit where the circlip is out but struggling to get any movement on the bearing.
I will conquer it.

Ed

[Wanderer]

Does the bearing normally get inserted with the box split?
I can't see any way of getting the bearing out. It looks as though the one in the pictures is just a standard bearing whereas the one in mine has an extra "guard" to keep the balls seperated. This "guard" stops you from getting anything in behind the bearing to pull it.

Given the description on Discoweb is it normally a box out job?

Ed

[Wanderer]

The word I was looking for is a cage.
Looks like it's split the front part of the box in the morning.
I thought you'd need to remove the whold t box but it looks like it'll split in situ drawing off the front output housing.

Am I right?

Ed

[Dr Neil]

Ed, i don't know about your transfer box but when Chris and myself overhauled my overdrive the large bearing at the back didn't want to come out even tapping it from behind so we warmed up the casing with a hot air gun and the bearing then came straight out, don't know whether this will help? hope to see you soon.....

[Range Rover Blues]

I believe the front of a B-W T-box will come away on it's own to reveal the front of the shaft and viscous LSD, I'm not sure about the LT230 T-Box though.