BW Replacement
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you should be able to replace the viscous coupling insitu. Might as well remove it altogether and swap in an LT230
Yes, the quick and easy fix is just to replace the viscous coupling unit on the front.
Not too hard, unbolt the TC end of the front driveshaft and you can remove the front housing of the BW.
That contains your Viscous coupler.
The longer dirtier fix is to swap in the Leyland Transmission model #230.
If you are doing lighter use then definitely keep the BW. It is a lot more quiet, refined and better performing in almost all conditions than the LT230.
Maybe easier as you don't have to do anything, yet, not better performing than a locked center diff..
The locked diff can't lock and unlock easily as conditions demand allowing the vehicle to adjust traction to the road. Going slowly in rough terrain you may as well keep it locked, but traveling at speed on rough tracks with changing traction and direction the BW comes into its own.
That is the point. Don't want to have lock and unlock. Just want the power split 50/50 frt to rear. And that is what H Loc enables one to do - travel at speed with the center diff locked. Have had both and the VC just isn't the same.
Sometimes you don't want the power split 50/50 off road. Ask a rally driver. That is why Ashcroft developed an ATB torque-biasing center diff for the LT230. Best of both worlds.
Read this for explanation: http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=381
Read this for explanation: http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=381
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