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cps432
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Eagles are awesome! Glad to see them making a comeback. I watched some eagles hatching on a nest cam during the lock down. Very cool.
Last summer I was in Yellowstone with my family. It was July 4th and we had just gotten off a boat and were walking up the dock when I look up to see a full grown female bald eagle “spread eagle” across the American flag flying over the harbor. Couldn’t have asked for a better 4th!
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BAM! All me w/ a few pointers from one of my favorite mudders. And before anyone gets all post anxiety, I DID have my floor jack under the rear end of the tcase but swapped it for the bottle jack once I felt okay shifting the weight.
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Easy peasy. It’s out and ready to be dissembled. I did have to call a friend to help get it up on the table since the picker I have is holding the majority of the engine weight on that little wagon. We had it on the table in minutes.
Think of how good it will feel when that transfer and trans is clean, painted and back in place. I love the colors on the engine. I am going to take a page from your book and paint my oil cooler in the next couple of weeks when I replace the leaky seals. Looking good!
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Thanks @Saucerman. Well the gears look good. Bearing don’t have any glaringly awful wear. Thrust washer have minimal wear. O-rings in the idler shaft were soft. Really not bad to my first timers eye. Stopping at the transfer input gear bearing as I don’t have the right grabber things for the puller I have. I tried to get creative but the bolt metal was too soft to stay put.
I do have all new bearings so I could just torture it a bit w/ a c-clamp and a mallet. Will see.
I do have all new bearings so I could just torture it a bit w/ a c-clamp and a mallet. Will see.
I never could get a puller to work. I cut those old bearings off with a grinder, was a real tedious pita. What color are you going to paint the transfer and gear box?
NeverGiveUpYota
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No color. Just as is. On a time crunch so not sure how spotless I can get it. No way I’d want to take a grinder that close to the gears, plus all that metal flying everywhere. You crazy!
I’ll get it. I’m not worried. I’ve got two harder metal bolts I can trim into the little grabbers too if the C-clamp or other various clamping things won’t work.
I’ll get it. I’m not worried. I’ve got two harder metal bolts I can trim into the little grabbers too if the C-clamp or other various clamping things won’t work.
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Okay I take my c-clamp idea and those bolts. Have a pair longer that should work for the rear output too after some modifying. Crossing all my digits.
cps432
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Are you doing the transmission too? I’m gonna have to dig into my t-case for sure here soon.
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I’ve been told adamantly to not mess w/ the tranny other than a few gaskets and the seal. I will be attempting to clean everything in a big tub.
Very cool
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So regarding the dissembly of the tcase, I really appreciate the FSMs but for realistic help it’s terrible.
I got down to the two bearings on the input and the output and tortured myself trying to make the little grabby things like on my pilot bearing puller.
But when it came down to it Georg and Fred answered me almost at the same time ‘the PTO doesn’t get used by our USA trucks so if you chip it it’s no big deal.’ I put a cast metal crowbar behind it and held it steady and tapped it on the handle end w/ a hammer and both it and the bearing came right off. I didn't get a pix at the time so I just staged this one just so people get the idea of what I meant. That was all thanks to Georg and Fred.
And then regarding the output, it all
comes out in one piece. Duh. I gave it a little tug after futzing around for an hour trying to modify long ss bolts for my puller (I made those w/ a grinding wheel on my dremel, pretty good even tho they didn’t work) and it just slipped out. Talk about a surprise. Oy!
I got down to the two bearings on the input and the output and tortured myself trying to make the little grabby things like on my pilot bearing puller.
But when it came down to it Georg and Fred answered me almost at the same time ‘the PTO doesn’t get used by our USA trucks so if you chip it it’s no big deal.’ I put a cast metal crowbar behind it and held it steady and tapped it on the handle end w/ a hammer and both it and the bearing came right off. I didn't get a pix at the time so I just staged this one just so people get the idea of what I meant. That was all thanks to Georg and Fred.
And then regarding the output, it all
comes out in one piece. Duh. I gave it a little tug after futzing around for an hour trying to modify long ss bolts for my puller (I made those w/ a grinding wheel on my dremel, pretty good even tho they didn’t work) and it just slipped out. Talk about a surprise. Oy!
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I played musical chairs today w/ the engine and the hoist. I settled the engine down on a dolly.. that took some heavy thinking, haha. And then spun the hoist around it so I can get it out from the garage door. Tho, I absolutely hate that hoist. It’s too fing big. I move it ‘easily’ enough w/ a 2x4 wedged and pulled but it’s annoying as anything.
Engine was settled down on the dolly and the wood and strapped tight but then I was told the flywheel should be able to spin.... gah! So I put the leveler back on the hoist and hooked the engine back up to take some weight off the flywheel end. I planned on going back out and adding more wood under the edge of the BH but then Hurricane Isiah (tropical storm in some parts) struck. All while I was doing that kid was on his iPad and I was sweating buckets while the winds kept gusting more and more. We had tornado warnings multiple times right in the lake area near me. I was freaking just a tad. Power was out for about 6 hours but came back on just a bit ago.
Big partial tree top decided to take a turn and is now hanging toward the wetland slightly above two of my hives. Now that my yard is an apiary I’ll have to contact a bee guy who climbs and cuts trees. Woohoo!
Engine was settled down on the dolly and the wood and strapped tight but then I was told the flywheel should be able to spin.... gah! So I put the leveler back on the hoist and hooked the engine back up to take some weight off the flywheel end. I planned on going back out and adding more wood under the edge of the BH but then Hurricane Isiah (tropical storm in some parts) struck. All while I was doing that kid was on his iPad and I was sweating buckets while the winds kept gusting more and more. We had tornado warnings multiple times right in the lake area near me. I was freaking just a tad. Power was out for about 6 hours but came back on just a bit ago.
Big partial tree top decided to take a turn and is now hanging toward the wetland slightly above two of my hives. Now that my yard is an apiary I’ll have to contact a bee guy who climbs and cuts trees. Woohoo!
4runner2FJ60
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Sounds like a 2F christening party! I'm in Virginia Beach and got all those tornado alerts at about 4:00am! Glad it was a fast mover, not much damage, but alot of people are still out of power. I am really enjoying your thread. Thanks
tmxmotorsports
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Down here in Currituck Nc obx area i lost power for about 5 minutes.
cool thread....
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6 hours is long for where I’m located in relation to a police and fire department further down on 66.
So everything is off that will be rebuilt in the tcase. Now it’s just a matter of cleaning and getting everything pressed apart and back together. I know two guys w/ presses... do I go to them and give it a shot or bring it to my machinists place? I’m pretty sure neither of those guys w/ presses have done anything like this... more than me ofcourse because they have a press each but I’m so leary to let others touch my stuff. Talking outloud here. How do you know how far to press, etc etc?
And I adjusted the way the engine was positioned on all the wood and dolly so there’s no pressure on the flywheel now. I did settle it down w/ a thick foam around it but it will spin and I can get that out w/ a bit of wrestling when needed. At least now that stupid monstrosity of a hoist isn’t encumbered anymore.
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Well I guess my tear down is still not complete. Just found out I need to get this last bearing off w/ a puller and replace a gasket between the rear of the trans box and that space thing. Woohoo.
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Napa’s puller was a 1/2” too short. Reached out to a couple guys in the local club, Yankee Toys and found a puller w/ an 8” reach. Thanks to both Tom’s @plfj40, @Tom2FJ40. Bearing was off quick and easy.
Spent a couple hours degreasing the tcase front and back and gear box. Still gotta do the gear box spacer.
Looks great!
Spent a couple hours degreasing the tcase front and back and gear box. Still gotta do the gear box spacer.
Looks great!
