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   I don't know if you have a big hole or small hole case.  look at the need to clearance a large hole case here.  Down on the page.  Again food for thought.
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I'm sure you will get it.  I hope to build up my 18 starting next week.

Since you have the original bearing plate on the back of the transmission you must have the small hole case.

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Gaffer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 Nov. 2015 Location: Alabama Status: Offline Points: 174	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gaffer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan. 2021 at 5:52pm
	I don't know if you have a big hole or small hole case. look at the need to clearance a large hole case here. Down on the page. Again food for thought. https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/teraflex-low-18-3-15-gears-in-dana-spicer-model-18_topic44041_page2.html I'm sure you will get it. I hope to build up my 18 starting next week. Since you have the original bearing plate on the back of the transmission you must have the small hole case.
	-Gaffer

jgodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 Oct. 2020 Location: Shakopee MN Status: Offline Points: 663	Post Options Post Reply Quote jgodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan. 2021 at 6:09pm
	Agreed. As many times as I have taken the main shaft out, carefully not disturbing the needle bearings, I don't want to have to hammer out that cluster shaft. That is tough to do without losing those bearings.

jgodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 Oct. 2020 Location: Shakopee MN Status: Offline Points: 663	Post Options Post Reply Quote jgodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan. 2021 at 9:11pm
	Ok. Update. Without the main shaft in the transmission I mated the transmission and transfer case. As soon as the lock.washers flatten out it locks up. I put assembly lube on the ends of the shafts, retention plate, and relief holes in the transfer case. There is a space between the relief holes that the retention plate hits right away. But this is a standard plate and cannot lay flatter on the back of the transmission. I tapped the reverse idler and counter shaft is just a hair and it does not lock up quite as tight. Now I can barely turn it by hand. Progress, but now I have no idea what to do. it looks like someone at some point ground a bit of the reverse idler shaft slightly. But the counter shaft is new from Novak and appears to be the exact same length as the original shaft. These shafts can't go any deeper without suckimg the retention plate into the hole. Now what?

jgodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 Oct. 2020 Location: Shakopee MN Status: Offline Points: 663	Post Options Post Reply Quote jgodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan. 2021 at 9:29pm
	I have the smaller bearing retainer ring, but the relief area or the shafts appear.to be the issue. The frustrating thing is that these two are original to the Jeep and have been together for the 45 years I've had it. I wouldn't think I'd need to get the Dremel out to change the relief area or.put the shafts on the grinder. Thanks

RSR_MK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 22 May 2009 Location: Cabool Mo Status: Offline Points: 657	Post Options Post Reply Quote RSR_MK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan. 2021 at 10:58pm
	You might check your used counter shaft to see if it was ground like the reverse idler shaft is. There may be an imperfection in one or both cases that require the shaft to be modified. I really can’t see why pressure on one end of the shaft would cause it to bind up but it seems like a possibility. Mike

jgodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 Oct. 2020 Location: Shakopee MN Status: Offline Points: 663	Post Options Post Reply Quote jgodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan. 2021 at 12:27am
	I finally figured it out. I looked at the original retainer plate for the reverse idler and counter shafts. It was cut to fit in a strange angle that aligned to the relief area in the transfer case. So, you can see by the impression left by the assembly lube that the new plate hits an area of the transfer case that is not relieved. You can also see that the old plate would require the slots in the shafts to be rotated approximately 45 degrees, and that it was sit over the bearing retainer plate. Rick Stivers sent me a picture of a typical Dana 18. It had an oval area of relief instead of two circles and a channel between them. So my choices are, relieve the area on the case, or get a new plate (the original is pretty chewed from the Neanderthal (me) that removed it, loosen and rotate the idler and counter shafts, and tap them back in. I'm strongly leaning towards option 1, since it's more common for that relief to be oval shaped, and I don't like the idea of that plate being in there at that angle.

Joe DeYoung Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 20 July 2005 Location: Madison WI Status: Offline Points: 3358	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joe DeYoung Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jan. 2021 at 1:19am
	That case is ment to marry up to a t84 transmission. It needs to be modified to work with a t90. I can make the modification for you if you'd like. PM me if interested.
	Joe DeYoung to many jeeps, parts, and accessories to list here, but apparently enough to keep me in trouble with my wife.

Gaffer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 06 Nov. 2015 Location: Alabama Status: Offline Points: 174	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gaffer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan. 2021 at 4:10am
	Great work. Those pictures tell the story. You were applying pressure to the shaft area as you pulled the two cases tight.
	-Gaffer

jgodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 Oct. 2020 Location: Shakopee MN Status: Offline Points: 663	Post Options Post Reply Quote jgodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jan. 2021 at 4:43pm
	Just a quick update. I was going back and forth with Rick Stivers on this one - a HUGE help. Once I figured this out he said he would have to chaulk that up to something he's never seen. I know a lot of people "trim" these retention plates, but I never thought to look at the old one. And to see that it was clearenced in a very odd way caught me off guard. Here are some before\after pictures of the final solution. I machined out an area more typical of the Dana 18s that I have seen pictures of. I also fabricated a new retention plate that fits tight and is easily with the channel in the transfer case. I have reassembled everything - officially concluding my first-ever transmission\transfer case rebuild. Knock on wood that it won't blow up in the first mile, but from everything I can see it is smooth as silk all the way through the output shafts. Thanks to everyone for your help and support on this. Next is the installation of the newly rebuild engine, transmission, and transfer case onto the frame. Many of you know the issues I had with the frame. The update on that is that now that I have reached out to new shops, they all know this guy (3 so far), and have all had run-ins with him to the point where they will no longer do business. They all know his M\O. Claim to be an expert and have everything you need, but in reality he stocks no parts, orders from other shops and upcharges their retail price, have other shops do the work, upcharge you again, never invoice you, then ask for cash. Oh and the quality? Forget it. One shop that is doing some additional welding for me said they stopped working with him years ago, and told me I should sue him. I am not litigious and that would suck the fun out of this project. I am moving on. You are never too old to make mistakes I guess.

Bruce W Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 29 July 2005 Location: Northeast Colorado Status: Offline Points: 9651	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bruce W Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan. 2021 at 3:03am
	You're lucky - I bought a jeep with a T-84-type transfer case bolted onto the back of a T-90, but Bubba didn't realize he had a problem, so he tightened the bolts and broke the transfer case. Then he brazed it back together and bolted it on again, and broke it again. Then he just gobbed it up with silicone sealer. BW
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Jeff_Davis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 15 July 2012 Location: Argentina & FL Status: Offline Points: 551	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff_Davis Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan. 2021 at 4:51am
	Here's another area to watch out for in your next assembly steps. I did the T-90 rebuild (a fun challenge I'm glad I tackled) , and I had a recommended shop do the t/c rebuild, because my case was cracked and they had a good used case. After the rebuild of both the trans and t/c, I assembled the drivetrain back into the jeep. I then installed the emergency brake assembly and rear yoke and torqued everything to specs. Everything was free and clear without the brake assembly, but when I torqued down the 4 flange bolts, everything was locked up. I suspected that it must be the Emergency brake. I had no guts in it when I bought the jeep, so I had sourced new innards for the E-brake and made everything "right". I took it apart about 5 times checking adjustments and for interference and for an out-of-round brake drum. Nothing cured the problem. Somebody on this forum suggested I check the bearing clearance on the rear bearing cap assembly, and make sure the cap was shimmed correctly to give shaft end play of .004" to .008". Sure enough, the "pro shop" had just thrown in one shim, was near zero lash, and as I tightened everything down, it would bind the output shaft bearing and gear. Check the end play on the output shaft and shim the rear bearing cap correctly. Save yourself some frustration. And do it before you have everything assembled in the jeep! With the confidence I built on the T-90, next time I will just rebuild my own t/c, as well. Best, Jeff
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Sugarloaf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 05 Dec. 2017 Location: WA Status: Offline Points: 36	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sugarloaf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr. 2021 at 5:25am
	Man I ran into the same thing last month!!! I finally made a paper pattern of the t case and put it over the rear of the transmission. Then I could see no matter how much I ground the lock plate it was never going to fit. I drove 20 miles back to where I had disassembled the the thing s month before and searched the trash can. I found that original trapezoid lock plate and put it back in. Problem solved. Lucky I didn’t break an ear off the t case !! So glad I’m not the only one that’s gets the different stuff! Cheers and nice work!
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