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[Tumbleweed]

I'll get a picture tonight -

[DTFM33]

Thanks!

[Tumbleweed]

DTFM33 - hope this is what you were looking for.

George

[Tumbleweed]

Well looking into the possible rubbing issue I think that this may have been the problem. The attached video shows small specs of what would appear to be bright metal and some brass! I think that the front bearing washer is one of the problems as I observed a pattern possibly from the main drive gear but I'm not totally convinced. On the first rebuild I did not replace the main drive or the main shaft so I'm going to replace them and inspect al mating surfaces for rub/wear. I should have this ready for assembly this weekend and I will post a video.

Thanks guys for the good advice!

George

[athawk11]

Hey George,
Point me in the right direction...  Are we looking at the bottom of the T-90 case?

Tim

[Tumbleweed]

Yes sir - The drain plug is just off to the left. I tilted the case so you could see the metal particles flowing towards the rear of the case. I think all the small shavings settled to the drain area and there were no large chunks thank goodness. I believe that there must be some interference issue.

[DTFM33]

DTFM33 - hope this is what you were looking for.

George

Thank you George! I should have been more descriptive. Can you get one looking straight at the grease zerk in the shackle. What I am trying to verify how much play there is between the shackle and the spring itself.

Thanks

Dan

[Tumbleweed]

1 step forward 2 steps back!

Got the transmission back together a few days ago with a new main shaft and another new second gear in hopes of eliminating the gear whine. I thought that I found the problem with the omission of 1 needle bearing and a worn main shaft. I forgot how heavy the transmission and transfer case were again but was reminded very quickly on the re-install process. Got everything buttoned up and no leaks � yeaaaaa � took Smokey (official Jeep name) out for a test spin and the transmission shifted like butter � (butta) � shifted into second and arrrrrggggg � the darn whine was still there � shifted into 3rd and whine got worse. Okay by this time I�m really getting torqued � I�m hot, the mosquitos are chasing me and I am at a loss for kind words. I decided to shift into 4 WD to see if there was any change in the noise. I can tell you there was a change � it got louder in 2nd and 3rd, both L4WD and H4WD. About 10:30 I decided to google T18 transfer case issues and low and behold some guy with a CJ5 had the exact same noise in 2nd and 3rd gear � now I�m thinking it�s the output shaft in the xfer case. Going to pull the 80lb transfer case out tomorrow and do another rebuild to see if this helps. The bearings, seals, intermediate shaft are new but all the other parts are original. I have a busy travel schedule the next 2 weeks so a little slow progress is expected.

[Tumbleweed]

Dan,

My appologies - I will get your pictures tonight!

[DTFM33]

No rush George. This is a long project.

[athawk11]

Heck George.  That bites.

Is the noise essentially the same as before?

[Tumbleweed]

Yes, and I thought that the shift tower was at the root cause. I should have known early on to do a through overhaul on the Xfer case - I have to remember slow down and don't rush the project.

[Tumbleweed]

Hey Dan,

Is this what you were looking for?

[Tumbleweed]

Paint samples

Harvest tan and orange. I know this is not the standard CJ3A color but I like it!

Going to try and get a little painting in the 4th of July weekend. I'll see how far I get.

[DTFM33]

Hey Dan,

Is this what you were looking for?

Perfect! Exactly what I needed. Thank you!

Dan