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early (pre 79) cruiser transfer cases
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:32 am
by bad_religion_au
Is there any way to strengthen these? i've already done one idler shaft, AND yesterday my second case blew the rear off it trying to drive slowly up a ledge. i had good traction, and was at a bout 2000rpm in low first when it went "pop" and then i had no drive.
anyone got a fix for em?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:27 pm
by WICKED
60's dude, stronger, can put gears in there and bolts to the orignal piont's
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:31 pm
by J Top
I have heard of holding the 2 halves together in the centre , the weakest point, by bolting into or through the idler shaft to support the cases.
J Top
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:42 pm
by beanz2
Make a brace like this?
Dave
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:14 pm
by Zeyphly
How worn out were the transferes when they failed? Was the new one reco'd or just second hand? I thought 60's had a different output spline off the grear box?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:22 pm
by bad_religion_au
Zeyphly wrote:How worn out were the transferes when they failed? Was the new one reco'd or just second hand? I thought 60's had a different output spline off the grear box?
i think he means use the 60 series gearbox too,
my first one was worn, the second one was an awesome condition low k second hand one.
the first one did an idler shaft but the case stayed in tact, will the T case bracket help that by takin the load off the idler shaft.
the second one i believe did an idler shaft, but it was impossible to reconstruct the bits to see a point of failure
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:25 am
by beanz2
The cracks I have seen is usually through the idler shaft hole in the case towards the top, right where the bracket sits.
Dave
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:27 pm
by andrewfarmer
Drill the idler shaft (8mm) through the centre.
Make a large (20-25mm) heavy flat washer for each end.
(you'll need to set in an 'o' ring on the gearbox end washer).
The gearbox end washer has a threaded hole, the rear one an 8mm hole.
Bolt together with a very long capscrew from the rear threaded into the gearbox side washer.
Spreads the load on the idler gears to both sides of the casing instead of just the rear.
If you want to get really keen - you could turn out the idler gear to take taper roller bearings instead of the needles.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:55 pm
by bad_religion_au
andrewfarmer wrote:Drill the idler shaft (8mm) through the centre.
Make a large (20-25mm) heavy flat washer for each end.
(you'll need to set in an 'o' ring on the gearbox end washer).
The gearbox end washer has a threaded hole, the rear one an 8mm hole.
Bolt together with a very long capscrew from the rear threaded into the gearbox side washer.
Spreads the load on the idler gears to both sides of the casing instead of just the rear.
If you want to get really keen - you could turn out the idler gear to take taper roller bearings instead of the needles.
hmmm this and the brace might be an idea. thanks guys