I need to get this done, but ... not today... dang
Instructions "grind a slot".... uh, how large? why?
it's so you can assemble the t-case - but no dimensions..
but plenty of grinding
the point of the slot - so you can rotate the carrier into...
Behemoth is one sweet t-case (as is the Atlas). The following will sound negative, but it's really not. Billet t-cases are cool, but I can't find a reason in my build(s) (including the Blazer) to spend that kind of coin on one. In the end of...
blew the t-case apart
I upgraded the front output to a 32 spline so need to get this machined
top gear, old, bottom gear new
hopefully I can get the machining done by Friday then reassemble on Sunday with a Tuesday reinstall....
I do Search and Rescue - our 'busy' time is from first snowfall to last snow melt.... this year, 4 month, other years... 5-7 months. Thankfully, I have multiple recovery choices (including snowmobiles and a snow cat) - so being down for longer...
I think we all do the same thing to a degree . Build them take them out and think what can we do to make them better . We would be watching someone else post about our rigs in the other section as they built them for us if we didn’t like...
more shiny parts - but the main part won't be here until next Wednesday
and an aside - you may wonder why I didn't do all this when I built the rig.... answer - money and time.... I didn't want to take the body back off the frame or have to...
time to start on the 4:1 conversion
got stopped almost as quickly as I started... I'm going to replace the front output with a 32 spline (which means this case has all the mods)
drained the oil but I may take it off the lift for a day or two...
Sooo....
right now the transfer case has a low gear of 2.62:1. Let me present 4:1
and very stout
of course, the 'coming soon' is pulling the t-case and pulling it completely apart, then doing a bit of machining then put it all back together...