I have a new gearbox for the missus KA as she's lost 2nd (You can feel it grinding on the layshaft but it never slides in).
I'm assuming that the KA uses an IB5?

I want to drain the oil out of the gearbox before I fit it to the car and maybe replace the driveshaft seals.

The gearbox has come with the inner CV joint 'cups' fitted but I can't work out how to slide them out of the gearbox?
My Pugs had a bolt that you ondone 90° and the driveshaft would slide out but this doesn't seem to have anything?

Do I just need to give them a bloody hard pull or am I missing a trick?

If I don't replace the driveshaft seals what's the next best way to drain the gearbox oil?
Bare in mind the gearbox is sat in a garage and not in the car.


Cheers, Bailes.

 

Get a good pry bar and flick them out.

 

Yeah just pop them out with a pry bar

Matt

 

There is a drain plug on there too though....

 

ive never seen a drain plug on an ib5
yes just pop shafts out with a pry bar

 

No drain plug on an ib5

Some people may remove one of the detent plungers on the front of the box but tbh, I'd leave well alone, just drain from where driveshaft goes in.

 

Cheers guys!

Is there any reason I couldn't use the inner CV joint 'cups' that came on this second hand gearbox (Is there a proper name for these?) with the inner CV joints fitted to the car?
Or should I take the cups out of the broken gearbox and fit them to the new one?

 

You could use the new ones. Just make sure there is plenty of grease in them.

 

never

 

I'd use the flanges that came with it. Considering you're already taking one out to drain the oil, may as well change the seals. They aren't expensive. I had one leak on my Golf, with only 90k on the clock!! Made a mess

 

Although there is not a drain plug, there is a filler plug located behind a plastic cover where the gear linkages are connected to the box

 

Could I undo the filler plug and tip the gearbox up so it drains out the filler?

I don't quite know what goes in inside a gearbox and pretty inexperienced by all accounts

 

You should be able to yes, but it will take a while so I would suggest support it with something rather than hold it cause after a while it gets heavy

 

Cheers guys!

Changed the clutch on this KA in the summer so should be a piece of piss to change as I greased everything up.

Don't understand fords logic by not fitting a drain plug to the IB5 but such is life!

I changed the oil in the gearbox on my MMT6 in about 10mins!