Lister LH150 problems

[Lea and Stort Collective]

Hi Everyone,

We have just joined the forum and have to jump in straight away with a question.

We've lost rear drive on our Lister LH150 gearbox. We were thinking it was the brake band, but when we opened it up we have found that there is about 1.5mm of material left and that the head has been sheared off the actuating spindle. 

We have also found that the driving pump gear wheel has been rubbing on the splash guard plate. This has resulted in one of the holding brackets on the splash guard being broken off and the edge has been ground away by about 3mm. We have also found wear on the clutch body from this.

Is 1.5mm material on the brake band enough or should we replace while we are on replacing the spindle?

What has caused the driving pump gear wheel to damage the splash plate and can we run the gearbox without the splash plate as a temporary fix?

[Tony Brooks]

From memory those brake band friction lining were always thin but on this topic Bizzard or Richard are the men.

Without inspecting it one can not be sure but it is exceptionally easy to bend the oil pump drive gear spindle (if not snap it right off) when refitting the gearbox so check the gear runs true and is not wobbling about.

 

PS Richard AKA MES Midlands for your spares.

Edited June 27, 2017 by Tony Brooks

[RLWP]

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Richard