Gearbox and transfer box oil

[jameswrx2]

When under the car the other day I was looking at 2 plugs, 1 for gearbox oil, 1 for transfer..

Now, if you remove driveshafts and loose oil is this just from gearbox?

Is transfer box completely seperate oil'wise?

 

[geoff pine]

Yes there seperate.

 

[pulsarboby]

you will lose transfer and gearbox oils by removing shafts!

little tip! before removing shafts make sure you can get both the filler plugs undone as these can sometimes be a right mare to loosen off, which then leaves you in a not very good situation lol

 

[jameswrx2]

hmm..

So they're not seperate then?

I had nearside driveshaft out a while back and refilled gearbox oil. So I should fill transfer too?

But if they both leak out then surely if you fill one it'll fill the other?

 

[pulsarboby]

no the gearbox and transfer boxes are seperate units which are bolted together.
but when you remove driveshafts then you will lose oil from them both as the n/s driveshaft fits through the gearbox but the o/s one enters through the transfer box.
so yes if you have removed a shaft (either one) then you will lose all transfer and gearbox oils.
they will not fill eachother through one plug!

 

[mattytappy]

I had trouble getting my gearbox drain nut undone.....what a bitch...had to pee around welding another nut on to it just to get it undone...so a 10 min job took half a bloody hour as per usual.

 

[jameswrx2]

no the gearbox and transfer boxes are seperate units which are bolted together.
but when you remove driveshafts then you will lose oil from them both as the n/s driveshaft fits through the gearbox but the o/s one enters through the transfer box.
so yes if you have removed a shaft (either one) then you will lose all transfer and gearbox oils.
they will not fill eachother through one plug!

Ok, thanks.