my poor truck.... it seems belt issue is ok? i think the old belt more than anything helped, putting the tensioner back to its middle operating range and being worn enough that it sits down in the pulleys a lot more than a brand new belt.
had a few other projects i was "fixing" the crossmember at first i just cut a chunk and kicked it out to where the new mount location was, looks like crap, hit the extra capacity pan but it worked so i wasnt to worried about it. well i grabbed a whole 'nother crossmember and sectioned it as a wedge and moved the whole section back about 2" clears the pan, works out good for the new location. i filled in the openings from sectioning it with some 3/16" plate and painted the whole thing black. next one i do i will probably use two pieces of plate, one on each side the entire length of the crossmember that outer/inner weld to
the shift lever itself was kinda short, i mentioned having to offset it around the driveshaft. i ordered one from a 4l80 but it showed up clocked wrong so i couldnt use it anyway, but - the first one was kinda short and would only go into PRND before the level itself hit the pan and couldnt turn anymore. not really a big deal cause i dont ever put it in D3 (my column doesnt have D2 or D1). but to use the transbrake i need to put it in D3, so i cut both of the levers off in the mid section and made one longer one.
while i was under it putting in different crossmember, i realized i didnt put any fluid in the transfer case
so a couple short drives with nothing but some assembly lube/gear oil on everything in there from when i put it all together, still seems quiet
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