'Flying' 60 Series Landcruiser - Gearbox and Transfer Case Strip Down

'Flying' 60 Series Landcruiser - Gearbox and Transfer Case Strip Down - Roothy

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4 жыл бұрын

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This 60 Series Landcruiser (an HJ61RG to be precise) has over 630,000Kms on the clock and has seen some work. Before my mate Simon bought it the truck had already done a couple of laps of Australia, one of them towing a caravan, Si picked it up about 10 years ago with 370,000Kms on the clock and since then it has been his daily drive, family beach and holiday truck as well as heading off on a few trips with me like the last big trip I did with the original MILO to Darwin a while back. All that work has meant that despite Si's obsessive oil changes for the engine, gearbox, transfer and diffs, all using Penrite Oil of course, the gearbox and transfer have been making some pretty awful noises lately, so we knew it was time for a rebuild.
With the truck down at MrLandcruiser, Richard and Mick dived in and pulled the box and transfer out to get it stripped down and find out what was going on. Overall everything was in really good condition which is a testament to those regular oil changes, but it wasn't long before they found the issue. The trust bearings were almost worn completely through and the needle bearing on the idler shaft in the transfer case were showing some serious wear, combined these issues would have accounted for the noise. In the gearbox itself the Lay Shaft was showing signs of de-lamination which would have pretty soon become a serious problem and would have failed.
Fortunately the Terrain Tamer gearbox & transfer rebuild kit includes all of the bearings, seals and parts required to completely replace all of the consumable items, even down to the rubber boots. Having picked the kit up from my local Terrain Tamer store at Archerfield I was already on my way when Richard called to tell me about the issue with the gearbox lay shaft, but because Terrain Tamer have such a huge range of parts on the shelf they were able to courier that to us overnight, and with the new Terrain Tamer E-Store you don't even have to pick up the phone!
Stay tuned for the rebuild video coming up soon!
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@jm6056 4 жыл бұрын

Richard's knowledge is unbelievable. And its always good when people share that knowledge. Another great vid Roothy.

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

Rich actually has a uni degree in car engineering - geesus, he's 'SMART'

@Yesterdie02 4 жыл бұрын

Love this and how you guys show how practical one can be....huge fan guys! Love from South Africa

@jamiegreenwood7996 4 жыл бұрын

60 series wonderful old girls i have owned mine for seventeen years has the 3F petrol with 500,000km s on it still running strong......... gearbox main shaft bearings rebuilt arond 375,000 plus added leveler hose between gearbox and transferre case......plus i own the 75 series ute with 1hz garret turbo both rust free reliable unstopable 4wds .....no intentions of selling either.....love the old landcruisers

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

On ya Jamie - nothing better I reckon, except maybe a 40....

@jamiegreenwood7996 4 жыл бұрын

@@JOHNROOTHROOTHY yeah have to agree the 40...to unstoppable and tough looking old four wheel drives go the old landcruisers cheers john

@melias67 4 жыл бұрын

Love these old Toyotas, keep up the awesome content Roothy!!

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Melissa - we love 'em too!

@ivanolsen8596 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a 60 series with about 60 thou on the clock, ran it just short of 800 thou, then sold it, stupid, stupid, stupid. It had the great 12ht motor, the only thing I did was service it. Up to the last, I never had to even top the oil up, Best set of wheels I ever had.

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

I sold an 80 diesel once, our family car, all done up with everything - most stupid thing I've ever done.

@ivanolsen8596 4 жыл бұрын

@@JOHNROOTHROOTHY Thanks for the reply, John, from your videos seems you live near Caboolture, funny our paths never crossed, I lived at Beachmere for 8 years and worked at Moodlu and Torbul.

@thebushmechanic 4 жыл бұрын

good tip for removing and installing gearboxes in 40's and 60's at home, pull the gearbox/shifter cover from the floor and use an engine hoist/crane in through the door to lower the box down on the ground

@theamps25 4 жыл бұрын

Great upload

@simplemanduke7128 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video Sir

@colinevans3285 4 жыл бұрын

These videos are great

@Kstreetkings 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks lads. Keep the 60 series vids coming! Love them

@timfreeman2603 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I’ve seen that beast at Milford

@mickwolf1077 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta get this done for my Hj61-fj62 hybrid, she'd be due for it.

@adolfadolfvich3253 4 жыл бұрын

🎥 👍

@jamesbushy9031 4 жыл бұрын

I like the pommy mechanics walk thru commentary he knows is shit

@aureliendaudet9366 3 жыл бұрын

Hello ! I just found this video, loved it, instantly subscribed to this channel ! I live in the mountains in Spain, my HJ61 is my daily ride ! Quick question : what are the wheels ? And the tires size please ? I have to change mine, these look awesome !!!!

@jimtekkit 4 жыл бұрын

I notice that nobody ever talks about backlash, which is a common issue with old trucks. How much is acceptable? Is it even worth worrying about? By the time you add up the backlash from the gearbox, transfer case, driveshaft, diff and axles, you can end up with 30 degrees or more of play in wheel rotation. But I doubt it's worth spending thousands to replace every single gear in the drivetrain just to alleviate the problem.

@AndyL940 4 жыл бұрын

Your right it does add up. I find most of it is in the diff spider gears they get heaps of play . As long as the wheels are turning all good.

@mark2073 4 жыл бұрын

I bought some old 80 series axles. The rear is super tight but the front has like 45 degrees of travel before the drive flange turns. That's going to need some work.

@gtv83 4 жыл бұрын

instead of replacing the whole shaft it is possible to rectify the worn bearing track and mount the bearing that goes in the opposite side

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Simone, not really, the shaft is designed as a single piece and relaminating rarely works or lasts so you would be risking having to pull the whole box apart again.

@gtv83 4 жыл бұрын

JOHN ROOTH just di it in the gearbox of My Bj42 lx, the bearing of the front side of that shaft has the inner ring, so if you remove material from the shaft and go to the same size of the front side you can put the front side bearing with the inner guide.

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

That's a fair work around, but still not sure how long that weakened surface on the shaft will last. Given the work that my mate Si's 60 Series does it wasn't worth the risk.

@gtv83 4 жыл бұрын

JOHN ROOTH for sure! obviously the best thing is the replacement, but in case you need to save some money it can become a solution... anyway good job, if you treat well they are cars for a lifetime, thanks for sharing your experience. 👍👍💪💪

@paulthompson4326 Жыл бұрын

Howdy Roothy, I am about to rebuid the H55 and transfer in my HJ60, but I dont need to touch my clutch, can the gearboxes be removed from car but with leaving the bell housing on the engine , or would getting the clutch TO bearing be too difficult to get back on the sleeve, cheers

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY Жыл бұрын

Never heard of anyone trying that without pulling the bellhousing Paul - I know I haven't. You could leave the clutch on the flywheel assembly but if you're going this far make sure you replace the brass bush in back of the engine that takes first motion shaft ok? good luck

@ianrobinson4501 4 жыл бұрын

Bet the new 4x4 won’t last as long

@Quarry4x4 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched this yet.

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

Get the goods here mate www.roothy.com.au/product/roothy-movie-darwin-unplugged/ you can go old school DVD format or digital download.

@harveysmith100 4 жыл бұрын

It's the same old story, 630'000km. He changed the oil regularly. Do we see a picture here with high mileage?

@JOHNROOTHROOTHY 4 жыл бұрын

No you don't Harvey, but if you know anything about us you know we don't need to make stuff up.

@bobhudson6659 4 жыл бұрын

Should we doubt you as much as you doubt Roothy? Roothy has earned his credibility. Where do you stand? I think an apology to Roothy would be in order.

@harveysmith100 4 жыл бұрын

@@JOHNROOTHROOTHY Sorry John and the others below. I don't think my comment came across correctly. My point was that whenever we come across high mileage vehicles all across the world there is a common factor. Regular oil changes with good quality oil and TLC.