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If you separate the transfer case from the transmission (make sure to undo 6 o'clock bolt on rear housing), and remove the long stretch of exhaust, including the muffler (clamps at joints: 1/2" ratchet works), then there should be enough clearance to get the transmission out from underneath with...

***UPDATE*** The transfer case swap is complete, and the M1078 is running! Thanks again to @wheelspinner and @simp5782 for their help. Huge thanks to @Suprman who offered his expertise on the issue and navigated me through the final straits. I cannot overstate how amazing it is that people...

Supposedly 1,600 lbs

I absolutely want one with a crane, but I have to balance with my strong desire to remain wed to my wife... 🤔

It was bad enough standing there with my two (2) pseudo-functional LMTVs when wheelspinner showed me a pic of his with a crane, but now you just have to pile it on, eh? 😂

Just to give you an idea of costs (prepare for pucker factor), places charge ~$140/hr for labor, and Fayetteville charged me 15 hrs though it took "28 hrs". If it makes a God awful grinding noise at the top end of 6th and all of 7th gear, that's a transfer case issue, not tranny, FYI.

M1078 and M1081 home at last! HUGE thanks to simp for the new-to-me transmission and all his knowledge in isolating the T-case as the issue post-swap. Another HUGE thanks to wheelspinner for driving to Fayetteville yesterday to diagnose the remaining issue with the truck (isolated T-case as...

I hear you @coachgeo , I did some serious soul-searching when the numbers hit me this morning. The rest of the truck is in pretty great shape, aside from the cab not raising, as far as I can tell. Haven't had a chance to get to know every inch yet, since I drove is just far enough to require a...

I'm attaching the PDF of the documented work completed / quote for additional work for everyone's benefit. If anyone has any input (aside from the tranny cost being stupid inflated), please advise.

🤔 Thanks for the info. I don't know if the Allison rep would say "get a new Allison transmission" over "change transmission fluid"... Lord knows it wouldn't be the first (or last) sheisty thing a dealer / rep / repair shop would say.

***Update*** Seriously bad day today. First, the shop is charging ~$1,700 for 15 hrs of "diagnostic time", which culminated in saying an Allison rep was needed. The Allison shop, upon reviewing the codes, determined it would need a new transmission. Cain's quoted me $11,300 for a new...

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Congrats! I brought two (2) new batteries and you need to make sure the new ones are the ones closest to the frame of the truck. For example: 1 2 3 4 Batteries 1 & 2 should be the new ones. #2 should be your strongest battery. When it fires up, it will make God awful beeping noises until...

$500 for the tow. If your MV needs a tow in the Fayetteville, NC area, use Phillips Towing.

So.... Got ~5mi away from GP site, about 1 mi down I-95 and the transmission just stopped transmitting power. Pulled over, no big deal, rest stop, all safe. I shut the truck off, turned on, nursed it a hundred yards or so, same thing. Shut off, turned on, pushed "D", it went in Reverse...

Swapped in two (2) new batteries, charged the other two (2) and she fired right up! All indicators and alarms STFU after she ran a bit and charged the pneumatic system. Headed home down two-lane highways with a buddy behind in my Tacoma. ~2.5 - 3 hr transit expected. Reinstalled rear...

Last Monday my EUC got approved (something to be thankful for just before Thanksgiving). I'm headed out to Bragg this Friday, 12/4. Bringing two (2) new batteries, inverter generator, two (2) battery chargers, the 12 ga wire with alligator clips per Simp, a pump to drain the fuel, and 10...

Excellent input; I will add that to my recovery kit. Thank you!

Yeah; I have had a lot of interaction with the main guy at the yard and he doesn't inspire confidence. They do the absolute bare minimum.at best to disposition items to sell.

Sadly, not yet. My EUC was submitted to TSC a five (5) weeks ago and by all accounts should have been approved two (2) to three (3) weeks ago. 😒