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02-06-24, 04:42
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Took the top off of the transmission. Still full of very clean oil and the gears all look to be mint and near NOS. The inside of the case is very very clean. I am quite thrilled as this transmission is very rare and hard to find for parts.
I did a short video of how nicely everything turns. https://youtu.be/Wi64xGNXzVU
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02-06-24, 13:44
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Very nice tranny, Jordan.
I wonder if it was a rebuild, or perhaps the Otter got a brand new one late in its service life? Either way, surprises like that are very easy to take! David Last edited by David Dunlop; 02-06-24 at 21:20.
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02-06-24, 14:44
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Its hard to say. I can tell the Otter did get a rebuild by the Dutch at some point as their dark green paint was on a lot of parts. The rad has a Dutch company tag on it too. Simply the fact that it has sat for so long and clearly been in the weather for a few seasons, I was surprised at how well it was. Mind you it does have an armoured roof over it so that would go a long way to keeping out the weather.
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06-06-24, 07:22
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Started in on the transmission rebuild. First up was to get all the old oil spray and dirt off the outside. It just makes things a bit nicer to work on plus it needs to come off anyway for painting time. A power washer sure comes in handy for that stage.
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06-06-24, 16:22
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Now it’s just a matter of following the maintenance manual. As good as this all looked when I took the top off, there was some rusting in behind the main bearing caps. The seals will be replaced as well.
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14-06-24, 18:48
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Working away on the transmission rebuild. The case was fully dissembled, degreased and then sandblasted. It was then given a very good cleaning and scrubbing to get all the blasting grit out. Everything was acid etched and then painted with POR15 then over sprayed with the olive drab paint.
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14-06-24, 18:53
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I also made up all new gaskets for the various covers. The center punch set works great for getting the holes lined right up. I was able to then use a handheld die punch to cut perfect holes. It worked great on the gasket with 8 small holes.
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