13-05-2016, 07:04 PM
OK wtf is going on here??
Basically the speedo drive housing wouldn't go in due to a bearing in the way.
I'm sure this happened on a hdi I had but can't remember what happened to it now.
Anyway I thought slowly tightening the housing onto the diff might push the bearing back in. Which seemed to be going well until the top bolt suddenly became very easy to turn as it'd ripped several threads out of the diff. Took the rest of the bolts out and the bearing has gone in at the bottom but not the top. Tried tapping it with a hammer but it seems to be solid in there.
I thought it seemed odd the speedo drive was covered in bathroom sealant when I removed it before, so maybe that bearing has been stuck like that a while which would explain the lack of gear oil.
Pics dont really show the issue but it's the outer most bearing.
Is there any way of fixing this tomorrow for free or is it a replacement gearbox job?
Basically the speedo drive housing wouldn't go in due to a bearing in the way.
I'm sure this happened on a hdi I had but can't remember what happened to it now.
Anyway I thought slowly tightening the housing onto the diff might push the bearing back in. Which seemed to be going well until the top bolt suddenly became very easy to turn as it'd ripped several threads out of the diff. Took the rest of the bolts out and the bearing has gone in at the bottom but not the top. Tried tapping it with a hammer but it seems to be solid in there.
I thought it seemed odd the speedo drive was covered in bathroom sealant when I removed it before, so maybe that bearing has been stuck like that a while which would explain the lack of gear oil.
Pics dont really show the issue but it's the outer most bearing.
Is there any way of fixing this tomorrow for free or is it a replacement gearbox job?