hey the transfer case in my 1997 dodge dakota is toast and im having trobles finding one at the junk yards i am wondering do i need to look for just 97 t cases or could i put one in from a difernt year truck and would a durango t case work ps i have a 1997 3.9L auto truck thanks in advance for the help

 

others should bolt up as long as its the same transfer case...im a little tired right now and would look for it but i think there is a thread on here about which tcase certain trucks have...if its a 2wd 4wd hi n 4wd low setup on your shifter i think its a np 242 which is in jeeps as well these should work but im not 100 percent sure on that im sure others will chime in and ill check into it more for you tomorrow there are lots of good sites out there tho you'd be amazed at what a simple google search will do

 

just do a comprehensive search of google and this forum and you should get your answer... or you could go and talk to a dealer or transmission shop, they should be able to help you further...

Cheers and welcome to the forum.

 

I think its the Np231 they didn't put the 242 in the dakota

 

you can put different cases on, but you may need to change the output shaft.

 

When I bought my 94, it had a bad transfer case. I found I could get a jeep one for about $100 at the junkyard, where the Dakota one was $400. I believe I had to open the case and swap the rear output shaft, then reassemble. Np231

 

thanks for the help guys im goin to look in to the jeep t case swap