DieselAmateur
She ain't revved 'til the rods are thrown...
Been a while, but finally got the case in the truck on Tuesday night. Back up and running finally. Brief summary:
Got lucky for a change as the spare transfer case sitting in my shop still bolted to a spare NV4500 was a Jasper rebuild from 2013. Still opened the case to make sure everything was good, and it was clearly low mileage. No rebuild necessary here!
I replaced the rear output shaft seal and bushing, as the seal looked somewhat worn. I also upgraded the snap ring that holds the output bearing to a split ring retainer. Apparently the slip yoke can damage the regular snap ring over time, which is what this upgrade aims to solve.
the part number is Sonnax 100420-02k, there's a quick video where I learned about this upgrade here
Many thanks to @Husker6.5 for the hard gasket recommendation for the two case halves
Haven't opened up the bad case yet, but when I pulled the rear sensor from the tailhousing it was covered in fuzz. Something is definitely ground up. And I had only changed the fluid last April with the recommended DEX-III ATF, and it was grey/ black in color when i drained it, no trace of its original red color. Have a feeling once I open it I'll have some material for the carnage section
Got lucky for a change as the spare transfer case sitting in my shop still bolted to a spare NV4500 was a Jasper rebuild from 2013. Still opened the case to make sure everything was good, and it was clearly low mileage. No rebuild necessary here!
I replaced the rear output shaft seal and bushing, as the seal looked somewhat worn. I also upgraded the snap ring that holds the output bearing to a split ring retainer. Apparently the slip yoke can damage the regular snap ring over time, which is what this upgrade aims to solve.
the part number is Sonnax 100420-02k, there's a quick video where I learned about this upgrade here
Many thanks to @Husker6.5 for the hard gasket recommendation for the two case halves
Haven't opened up the bad case yet, but when I pulled the rear sensor from the tailhousing it was covered in fuzz. Something is definitely ground up. And I had only changed the fluid last April with the recommended DEX-III ATF, and it was grey/ black in color when i drained it, no trace of its original red color. Have a feeling once I open it I'll have some material for the carnage section
