Robthebrit
Explorer
Although drivetrain failures in unimogs are pretty much unheard of, I must be special, because I managed it!
It would appear that my 2nd gear output bearing has seized onto the output shaft, so its always in second gear! Fortunately I have other neutrals so I can stop the damn thing driving off when I start it, I can also reverse it - in second! If I put it in another gear, so its in two gears at once, it gets really mad and either kicks the other gear out or makes a horrible noise as it forces the seized bearing to turn..
When I went to Joshua Tree over the new year it drove perfectly but while I was airing up to come home, it was idling in neutral and it lurched forward a few inches (kinda weird when you're right next to a 46 inch tire). That was the first sign and it never did it again and it drove home without incident. From there it went down hill pretty quickly
I'll be down for a few months. Getting the tranny out of a mog is a nightmare due to the torque tubes, it weighs about 800 pounds and I have to tip the cab etc. I'm probably going to just replace it, getting the old one out is most of the work and at that point I may as well replace it.
oh well, ******** happens. I am glad it happened in my driveway and not in the middle of utah or baja.
Rob
It would appear that my 2nd gear output bearing has seized onto the output shaft, so its always in second gear! Fortunately I have other neutrals so I can stop the damn thing driving off when I start it, I can also reverse it - in second! If I put it in another gear, so its in two gears at once, it gets really mad and either kicks the other gear out or makes a horrible noise as it forces the seized bearing to turn..
When I went to Joshua Tree over the new year it drove perfectly but while I was airing up to come home, it was idling in neutral and it lurched forward a few inches (kinda weird when you're right next to a 46 inch tire). That was the first sign and it never did it again and it drove home without incident. From there it went down hill pretty quickly
I'll be down for a few months. Getting the tranny out of a mog is a nightmare due to the torque tubes, it weighs about 800 pounds and I have to tip the cab etc. I'm probably going to just replace it, getting the old one out is most of the work and at that point I may as well replace it.
oh well, ******** happens. I am glad it happened in my driveway and not in the middle of utah or baja.
Rob