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DIY - Transfer Case Saver install (NP231, NP241, NP243)
#21
The circlip may just pop out of the groove, and be sitting on the land next to the groove, so take more than just a cursory look.
I had an intermittent whirring noise, not unlike a noisy ring & pinion... this would be when the shaft moved forward due to the circlip not being in the correct location, and causing the silent chain to run on the side of the sprocket, and be not so silent.
It's when the shaft moves enough for the chain to ride up onto the sprocket teeth that the fun starts... this is when you get a bang, and TC drops on the ground in pieces.
I had an intermittent whirring noise, not unlike a noisy ring & pinion... this would be when the shaft moved forward due to the circlip not being in the correct location, and causing the silent chain to run on the side of the sprocket, and be not so silent.
It's when the shaft moves enough for the chain to ride up onto the sprocket teeth that the fun starts... this is when you get a bang, and TC drops on the ground in pieces.
#22
I am putting a new transmission in my truck tomorrow and since this has been pointed out as another flaw/weak point of these trucks I'll just inspect it while the transfer case is sitting on my tranny bench before it goes back in.
Last edited by topkin; 10-20-2013 at 10:51 PM. Reason: spelling