Cruiserdrew
On the way there
I finally got my transfer case rebuild done and buttoned up. I have a new H55f and am rebuilding an '87 Transfer to use with it. This is the biggest Cruiser project that I have tackled and I have some pics and some observations. Here are the links to the first sets of pictures I posted on ih8mud:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=46354
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=46636
The final phase involved shimming the output bearing race to get proper preload. Then I needed some flanges that would work with my '84 drive shafts as the bolt pattern changed in '85. Jeff Kauffamn and I traded-he has a parts cruiser with an '83 case-so we just swapped the output flanges. It works perfectly, so if anyone else is using a newer case on an older truck, the output flanges are interchangable. Now I know this to be a fact. I have a pic of the transfer with the cover and flanges in place, a close up of the output flange with a stake nut that has been staked, and the linkage for the shift mechanism. On the shift mechanism, you must have an 85 and up linkage. Other people talk about bending an earlier linkage to make it fit. Do not waste your time. The seller of the doner t-case threw the shifter in the box for me, but you can buy it new from Toyota. You can buy the nylon bushings to tighten it all back up for about $1.50 each.
Let me say again, that having CruiserDan as a resource was invaluable, getting me emergency parts by overnight mail. He also confirmed for me that the pre and post 85 output shafts were the same and the oil seals were the same, and thus the output flanges would be a direct swap. It did in fact work just like the book says it should. Thanks Dan.
The next step will be to pull the transmission and transfer case out of my 60, but that will have to wait until after Rubithon week.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=46354
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=46636
The final phase involved shimming the output bearing race to get proper preload. Then I needed some flanges that would work with my '84 drive shafts as the bolt pattern changed in '85. Jeff Kauffamn and I traded-he has a parts cruiser with an '83 case-so we just swapped the output flanges. It works perfectly, so if anyone else is using a newer case on an older truck, the output flanges are interchangable. Now I know this to be a fact. I have a pic of the transfer with the cover and flanges in place, a close up of the output flange with a stake nut that has been staked, and the linkage for the shift mechanism. On the shift mechanism, you must have an 85 and up linkage. Other people talk about bending an earlier linkage to make it fit. Do not waste your time. The seller of the doner t-case threw the shifter in the box for me, but you can buy it new from Toyota. You can buy the nylon bushings to tighten it all back up for about $1.50 each.
Let me say again, that having CruiserDan as a resource was invaluable, getting me emergency parts by overnight mail. He also confirmed for me that the pre and post 85 output shafts were the same and the oil seals were the same, and thus the output flanges would be a direct swap. It did in fact work just like the book says it should. Thanks Dan.
The next step will be to pull the transmission and transfer case out of my 60, but that will have to wait until after Rubithon week.