Diesel Gearbox Protection

[axeman]

No nails and 2X4 battens

it's called 4X2 not 2x4 thats what they call it in the us of a, and battens only come in 2x1 and smaller form, plumbers for you

neil

[jed the spread]

Maybe he spelt it wrong.....

jed

[axeman]

thats what i do but "battens"

neil

[lloydy]

No nails and 2X4 battens

it's called 4X2 not 2x4 thats what they call it in the us of a, and battens only come in 2x1 and smaller form, plumbers for you

neil

We all know the Americans are always right, if they're not they beat you till you say they are
2X4, 4X2, all depends on your perspective man

[syncropaddy]

Gearbox shield



Front diff shield

[..lee..]

just paint it black. that`ll fix it. me finks.

[syncropaddy]

just paint it black. that`ll fix it. me finks.

Heat resistant paint maybe????

[silverbullet]

Rust resistant more like

[silverbullet]

OK this is from a WBX perspective, but after Coney where was all the mud trapped on mine? All crammed in between the rearmost "stringer" of the bars and the crankcase, under the engine mounts!
Yes, it was mostly dry and I wasn't pushing the boat out like some were over the weekend, but it proves my suspicions. The standard rails are poorly designed for the abuse we give them when in deep ruts or pushing to the limits of the departure angle without a suspension lift.
The gearbox skid hadn't raked up so much as a pebble, so I will cut out the two stringers and extend the plate right to the back, to properly protect the crankcase.
Mustn't forget access for the drain plug...

[syncropaddy]

The gearbox skid hadn't raked up so much as a pebble, so I will cut out the two stringers and extend the plate right to the back, to properly protect the crankcase.
Mustn't forget access for the drain plug...

The whole area is designed for 'occasional' use otherwise it would be attached in more places and designed better.

[toomanytoys]

Dont suppose you looked under the back of mine did you Ian???

[silverbullet]

Didn't get a chance Si, what with spending far too much time staring at the underside of mine anyway...

The whole area is designed for 'occasional' use otherwise it would be attached in more places and designed better.

Indeed. I think a pair of intermediate supports for the rails might be getting designed soon.

I don't intend to give ours a big lift to escape deep ruts as it's got be sensible on-road and retain everyday all-round usebility. There's no front ARB so handling could be compromised, not that it's too bad at the current spec.

[v-lux]

Can those that saw me empty my bash plate on Sunday morning while I was attending to the pesky CV joint make an estimate as to how much muck would have been in my gearbox protection if I had some....?

[silverbullet]

Is this like a "guess the number of sweets in the jar" at the village fete?

Does the correct guess get a prize?

(hopefully grub/booze not just a bucket of red mud)

PS that's not my guess, I recon about a heaped shovelful or half a bucket.

[Aidan]

diesel bash plates hold a lot more than petrol ones, I'd say a bucket and a half