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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 48willys Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 May 2018 at 1:05pm
I would check your other case and see how it looks, if you already have a better case on hand there's no point in useing a case that's questionable.
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Originally posted by 48willys 48willys wrote:

I would check your other case and see how it looks, if you already have a better case on hand there's no point in useing a case that's questionable.

Thanks, should have known that would be the answer, but part of me didn't want to tear a 3rd transfer case apart in as many days, but got it done. 

Bearing surfaces on this one look much better though. 


Intermediate shaft, not so much. 
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Originally posted by Jerkzack Jerkzack wrote:

Intermediate shaft, not so much. 


Wow.  That shaft is definitely not optimal.  Ouch
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Slowly plugging away, got the transfer case prepped and ready for rebuild. 


POR 15 Rust converter applied


And got my patch panel from Mike in Oregon. I've never cut and welded a new panel in, but this is so well made, it just looks simple. Thanks Mike! 




Unfortunately his patch panel never came with the welding skills to make it look pretty. But it's in, and not warped. Hopefully the ugly can be ground off. I need gas. 


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"Unfortunately his patch panel never came with the welding skills to make it look pretty."

They usually ship in a separate envelope,  and it may have gotten lost (and around these parts the strongest part of my welding game continues to be my grinding skills LOL)

Looking good!
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My welding skills improved exponentially when I got a new helmet with a big window and cheater lens. Now that I can actually see what I am trying to weld, I'm starting to figure out what it takes to get a decent bead. I'm still not any good, but I can at least get the new metal in the gap now. Your's looks great to me. All the welds are actually on both pieces of metal and not walking off in a different direction.

I'm definitely in the school of welding that has the motto "grinders and paint make welders that ain't."
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Adam for your first patch that is not bad,little grinding and your all ready for auto body filler well done.

Adam thanks for stopping by last Friday with your family  on your way home from your vacation from PEI.Cool
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I'm a beginner welder as well. Dabbled for about 2 years with a couple of classes. The last six months I've been doing it regularly, finding odd projects to test my skills.

I'm using a simple 120 volt MIG. I had a small tank and exchanged it for a much larger version and it is well worth the money.  I also keep a backup spool of flux core just in case.

My advice, and others please correct me if I'm wrong, is it is better to be hot and fast to get good bead . Also don't be afraid of turning the gas up. I was seeing cheap and kept it at 15-20psi.  Bumping to 25, sometimes 30, and things are much cleaner.

Hope that helps. Keep posting pictures!

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Small update. I decided to pick up a used intermediate shaft out of a Dana 20 from ebay. Looked to be in decent shape, much better than mine anyway. All for the large sum of $15. 
It looks rough, but I could not feel any discernible wear with fingernail test, so good enough for this rig.




Got the TC assembled. No pictures of it going together I guess. 



Was having trouble getting the trans to mate to the TC, so came up with these high tech alignment pins


And the whole thing together

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Originally posted by Gil Gil wrote:

Adam for your first patch that is not bad,little grinding and your all ready for auto body filler well done.

Adam thanks for stopping by last Friday with your family  on your way home from your vacation from PEI.Cool
 
 
Just seeing this now, sorry! Nice seeing you again too Gil, and finally seeing that jeep of yours. Amazing work!
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Just keep at it. I did some of my first welds on our MB with a gas rig. They were ugly. I took more classes and I ended up in a college welding class.
We were doing overhead welds. By then I had made up some leather chaps to save my pants. Big machines and they still made us weld with a stick. I got done and dropped the piece on the table and chipped the slag off.
cooled it down and went to hand it to the instructor. He looked at the nice straight bead and looked at the back for penetration. He handed it back and asked me what sort of a weld it was, Ummmm, vertical down. His only comment was that I did it better than he could have done. With practice, you can do some great welds. Flap wheels are also a great thing to have.
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Small update. Got the engine painted and mated to the trans/tc and now slid into the corner of my shed. 






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Question time, are there any turbos available that are a direct bolt on to this manifold?

Something like this? Or is this too small for this application?


Also cleaned out the local salvage and surplus store of this. Saved me buying POR15, and about $150-200 cheaper. Pretty much a lifetime supply! 



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A bit pricey, but overlanddiesel has a turbo kit for kubotas.

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Originally posted by Jerkzack Jerkzack wrote:




My plan is to box in the frame from the cross tube to the transmission crossmember as one piece to further brace the area where the new rail was welded in. Are there any access points or anything that attaches to the front frame rail around this area that I'm going to screw up if I box it all in? I don't remember there being anything, but it's been a long time since I disassembled this. 


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You've still got the original frame sections; just make a note of whatever might be there.
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Spring is here, done maple syrup season, so I'm starting to get excited to work on this again. Andddd now come more questions haha. Is there supposed to be this much play in the rear diff? Before I spend hours stripping and prepping this one, should I be looking at one of my spares?

 
 
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After researching this via multiple youtube videos, I'm thinking the spider gears are worn, specifically the spider gear spacer. Is it possible for the centre of this to wallow out and allow the play seen in the second video?
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