So as I dig further and further into this truck, I am finding things that give me pause on all the work which the PO did. I have never torn apart a t-case before (thankfully my buddy helping me has) but the RTV overload made it way more difficult that it should have to pull it apart. I didn't get a picture but it looked like the o-ring on the center pin was so worn out and the RTV everywhere gave me the impression that the PO may have re-used gaskets and not rebuild things while in there when installing a h55f. The h55f conversion seems like a garage build and it shows laziness, IMO. Maybe I'm too harsh as the PO seemed competent in doing the work but things I am coming across look as if he just wanted to get it done and out of the garage.
Since I have the transmission out, I opted to put a new clutch in there since I am here. Once the current clutch was removed, I find a nice surprise.
Oh yeah, the PO put RTV in there. The PO had some kind of love affair with RTV, it's almost everywhere.
Now I need to pick up a screw extractor and hope that thing comes out.
Anyone happen to have part number for this bolt?
I am thinking that I will simply replace them all as I don't know if that was a bad bolt that gave out or the PO over torqued by accident or didn't have a torque wrench to begin with. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Since I have the transmission out, I opted to put a new clutch in there since I am here. Once the current clutch was removed, I find a nice surprise.
Oh yeah, the PO put RTV in there. The PO had some kind of love affair with RTV, it's almost everywhere.
Now I need to pick up a screw extractor and hope that thing comes out.
Anyone happen to have part number for this bolt?
I am thinking that I will simply replace them all as I don't know if that was a bad bolt that gave out or the PO over torqued by accident or didn't have a torque wrench to begin with. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯