Broken transfer case........ (1 Viewer)

[Texican]

The street in front of my shop claimed my 3rd t case this afternoon, my brother was pulling my truck into the shop to close, and he kinda dumped the clutch, we heard a loud bang and she was bleeding....
got a trip on the hook til I can install another one...

 

[Poser]

Got Orion Butch?

 

[rusty_tlc]

This might help

 

[Texican]

Got Orion Butch?

I'm skeered of them, don't think I could put one together......

We talked about one, I don't have an event til ICBM.
Butch

 

[65swb45]

Where's the tech? ;p

 

[nuclearlemon]

Where's the tech? ;p

hey.....isn't steve supposed to say that

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

You might consider switching to the "split" type t-case found in the 60 & 70 Series - the ones found in the early FJ60s have a low range of 2.28. The "split" t-case is also much stronger than earlier TLC t-cases.

Regards,

Alan
Seattle

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Hi All:

You might consider switching to the "split" type t-case found in the 60 & 70 Series - the ones found in the early FJ60s have a low range of 2.28. The "split" t-case is also much stronger than earlier TLC t-cases.

Regards,

Alan
Seattle

Yep this is true, but how do you mate a split case to an SM420?

Also, it's the later split cases (85-89) that have the lower gear ratio.

 

[honk]

Did that T/C have a "case-saver" installed to it?

(there's some tech....sorta')

 

[Texican]

Did that T/C have a "case-saver" installed to it?

(there's some tech....sorta')

there is one of Don's savers on there.....
this one blew the whole bottom out, we found the freeze plug looking thingie on the pavement.
Butch

 

[fj40tom]

Ouch!!!! That's what little brothers are for right? Sounds like it is Orion time.........

Cheers,

tp

 

[woody]

please tell me you had drained all the floaties from CM from the fluid....

hehehe

 

[Texican]

please tell me you had drained all the floaties from CM from the fluid....

hehehe


Hell no, I'm convinced cottonwood fluff is good stop leak for 90 wt. the only case I ever had in this truck that didn't seep and leave marks.
Butch

 

[Tigerstripe40]

Yep this is true, but how do you mate a split case to an SM420?

Also, it's the later split cases (85-89) that have the lower gear ratio.

Advance adapters makes one that you can use.
It requires driveshaft mod's though because it's a 'long' style adapter using a spud shaft.

AA part number 50-2603 $525.91

http://www.advanceadapters.com/catalog/063.html

IMHO, this is the best split t-case 'adapter' for an SM420

http://www.marlincrawler.com/dual_toybox.html

 

[FoYoChe]

if you already have a 420, why not go chevy transfer case, NP205 or 203-205, or dana300 or atlas, why bother with a toyota transfer case?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

if you already have a 420, why not go chevy transfer case, NP205 or 203-205, or dana300 or atlas, why bother with a toyota transfer case?

Requires swapping a rear axle, custom lengths, custom drivelines, etc...

Go ORION or Split T/C...

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Requires swapping a rear axle, custom lengths, custom drivelines, etc...

Go ORION or Split T/C...

Kurt-Is it possible to mate a split case to an SM420? THat would be a very desirable combination as I think of my 3 speed case as the weak link in my FJ40s drive line.

 

[Tigerstripe40]

Kurt-Is it possible to mate a split case to an SM420? THat would be a very desirable combination as I think of my 3 speed case as the weak link in my FJ40s drive line.

Look at Post #14...

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Look at Post #14...

Tiger-I understand completely. The SM420 is plenty low, I don't need or want a $1700 "adapter" to suck up my driveline length. I was just thinking if there were a way to adapt a split case to an SM420, with say a plate adapter and a special input gear, I would do that since I have a spare split case.

edit-the AA setup looks close and not as long as I thought. That might be the ticket. Thanks for the link.

 

[Tigerstripe40]

Tiger-I understand completely. The SM420 is plenty low, I don't need or want a $1700 "adapter" to suck up my driveline length. I was just thinking if there were a way to adapt a split case to an SM420, with say a plate adapter and a special input gear, I would do that since I have a spare split case.

There isn't a plate adapter available I'm afraid (or I would be using a split case myself).

You can also use a later 4speed 1 piece style t-case (a little stornger than the 3 speed, , but you need to get a special input gear (available from Cruiser Outfitters). This is what I am using.
IIRC This is the same gear that was in the 'transitional' t-case in 74 IIRC.

PErsonally, I feel that if I am gonna loose 5" of driveshaft, I might as well put some gearing in there to go with it.