Parts Needed
I thought this was going to be much more complicated but after a 2 minute conversation with Georg over at Valley Hybrids he put my mind at ease. He also sourced a lot of the parts at great prices. Granted this isn't a small undertaking but what upgrade to the beloved Cruiser is.
I would like to start with this heads up: Be careful when installing/removing the 5 speed shifter paying close attention to the white nylon seat/cup. Why is this on page 1? Well, after installing it to check the shifting once the TC was completely bolted up, I went to remove it and that little cup fell off the ball and down inside the H55. After removing the H55 top plate, a meticulous search with a flashlight and inspection mirror found it resting against the 5th gear housing. I ended up using a 2 ft piece of the large vacuum tubing hooked to my Shop Vac to fish it out.
- Longer Transfer Case to Transmission Bolts (4) 90119-12047 (3) 90119-12047
- 5th Gear Oiler Cup (1) 33124-36010
- 5 Speed Shifter and Shift Knob (1) 33530-60160 and (1) 33504-14050-B8
- Transfer Case Linkage - From Late 85' and up.
- Transfer Case Linkage Pivot Shaft From H42 (H55 doesn't come with it) - see pics
- Transfer Case Shifter from Late Model 60 (not used in this write up) -see later posts #34 & #38 by @klinetime574 and post#63
- Gear Oil - 2 Gallons, I used Sta-Lube GL-4
- Transfer Case Rebuild Kit - I used Terrain Tamer TK4
- Pilot Bearing
- Throwout Bearing
- Clutch Pressure Plate and Disk
- Rear Main Seal if needed
- Driveshafts - Rear Shortened, Front Lengthened
- Bellhousing needs a small amount of grinding - see pics
- Transfer Case Input gear assembly no longer requires the 1/2 inch spacer - see pics
- Front Driveshaft Loop Bracket - Remove
- Transfer Case Shifter - see pics..edit..use later model shifter
I thought this was going to be much more complicated but after a 2 minute conversation with Georg over at Valley Hybrids he put my mind at ease. He also sourced a lot of the parts at great prices. Granted this isn't a small undertaking but what upgrade to the beloved Cruiser is.
I would like to start with this heads up: Be careful when installing/removing the 5 speed shifter paying close attention to the white nylon seat/cup. Why is this on page 1? Well, after installing it to check the shifting once the TC was completely bolted up, I went to remove it and that little cup fell off the ball and down inside the H55. After removing the H55 top plate, a meticulous search with a flashlight and inspection mirror found it resting against the 5th gear housing. I ended up using a 2 ft piece of the large vacuum tubing hooked to my Shop Vac to fish it out.
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