X-brake fitting.

Now got my new X brake from Si at X-eng and it really does look a great piece of kit. My question is when fitting my Xbrake to the rocklobster box is it advisable to do it with the box off the car or is it easy enough to do on the car?

Also when I removed the old T box the manual suggests making match marks on the shaft and box flanges for reassembly, why is this important cos I thought the props were all balanced anyway and if I am fitting a rocklobster is the rotation status of the props important?

Many Thanks.

Either or! Obviously, if the box is already out the truck doing anything is easier on a bench but it's not worth the hassle of removing it for the little you gain.

Don't know about the shafts - not something ive ever worried about. If you are pulling apart the expansion joint, mark the two halves so it goes back in the same orientation but I've never heard of it in relation to the flange.

Si

Sorry Kirky but I'm now even more confused. Where do I go then when I have fitted an SJ tbox and need to fit different props and even spacers to remake the diff/gearbox link up.

I've been experimenting with a much smaller X-Brake which has an 11cm disk but the same stopping power as the current Defender. It's intended for Jeep, Toyota And Suzuki of course where the clearance is much more limited than on a Land Rover.

It's still at the first prototype stage but initial findings are good. It uses a completely custom Caliper so will need more testing than with one off the shelf - thus I have no idea when it will see the light of day!

Si

Sorry guys can someone give me an idiots step by step on exactly how to fit my xbrake (sorry Si im no great mechanic), I dont understand really how it stops the car and why does it go on the output to the rear wheels. Also on another issue how would I take apart my tbox to drill and tap it for a breather as the kit i have from Martin seems not to fit it (seems that pushfit fitting is too small to go over stub and supplied hose too big). If I decide on tapping in a breather is it a big job to split the case i.e. will I need to remove all the gearing with springs and washers popping out everywhere

Also now I am thinking with Si piloting a smaller disc version will the diameter of the disc on my xbrake foul my ORA tbox guard.

Sorry for all the questions.

Some picsof my setup:

on my tbox breather i got a bit of pipe that fitted over the stub and did the clip up very tight

Yeah Marky just looked online at SJ tbox layout and it may be beyond me to take apart and modify.

Just looked on Martins 'how to build rocklobster' thread and got a little more idea, is it possible to split the centre from the rear without first removing the front section and if so will this just pull away the rear of the case and leave all of the internals in place on the centre/front sections?

Still having problems fitting xbrake. I have removed the rear output drive flange and fitted my xbrake backplate to the box, but then faced with problem that because of the thickness and shape of the backplate my speedo correction bracket hole is now out of line with the toothed wheel which it reads. Also because of the shape of the backplate my correction bracket no longer bolts on in the same place without chopping or modifying it.

I will post some pics to illustrate what I mean.

Thanks in advance.







Also does somthing go onto the end of the plug in the last pic fir the speedo drive.

Just cut a speedo sensor bracket shaped piece off of that backplate, and weld the bracket in. Looks like an easy job to me...