I have a 1993 dodge Dakota 4x4 with a v8. My transfer case blew up the other day and I'm wondering if there is any other years for Dakotas that i can take a transfer case off of to replace. Or just any tips and tricks y'all might have to help me out in finding a transfer case or taking out and putting in a new one.

 

This is my understanding.
1. 87 is unique, it is a np207 and they are different being a manual or automatic.
2. 88-92 np231 has gear driven speedo, and are all the same.
3. 93 is different and I have no idea what is different
3. 94-96 is still a np231 and are all the same. They do not have a gear driven speedo output.

As far as being able to use the older or newer in your truck, I dont know. IMO if you cant find a 93, I would start with finding out what is broke on yours, and see if you could use parts from a donor case as well as yours and put one together.
BTW I dont think there is any difference in the transfer case, ie v6 vs v8 or automatic vs manual.
Good luck and hopefully others who have more experience with this will chime in.

 

Wanted to add, I found several on here. http://www.car-part.com/

 

since you're taking the case off anyways, open it up and see what's wrong. They aren't too difficult to rebuild, I rebuilt the one on my 96 this past summer. All it needed was a new chain.

 

I agree with tomgreene, rebuilding isn't too hard. Get a good pair of snap ring pliers and go for it. The only really difficult bearing to replace is the rear bearing for the front output shaft. It's pushed into a recess that's only accessible from the front, as it is up against the rear half of the case. If you need to replace it, you'll need a puller that can reach through the bearing and grab under the race.

The rest of the bearings come out pretty easily by tapping with an appropriately sized socket and hammer. Drive new ones in using bearing drifts or appropriate sockets, driving squarely and only on the outer race.