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Transmission swap - Thanks to maxspeed3 for the help and tie6044 for the parts
Little update. Major repair.
I did a 780 mile round trip over 2 days and had a little mishap.
On my way home (about 3 hours from home) I started hearing a clicking sound coming from the transmission while coasting in 5th gear. Thinking back I actually started hearing the sound about 4 hours from home but it was not really bad till about 3 hours.
So anyway. I was careful not to coast in 5th and was gentle with the gear shift. She got me home.
Next morning I cracked open the transmission (about a 15 minute job) and found this.
![IMAGE_105 (1).jpg IMAGE_105 (1).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307742-cefc7ead91330009ff43afa9a8db9a34.jpg)
Ok This is not good. But considering that I drove at least 4 hours (guessing more) on this without 5th gear totally blowing up I consider myself lucky. It was also a testament to how robust the transmissions are. So call up my local buddy that sells parts and low and behold he has a pull out transmission. So off I went.
![IMAGE_106.jpg IMAGE_106.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307743-2a28913f9bcd303aeadcbb4679bcab69.jpg)
Next day I went about taking off the broken one. It is a divorced T-case and there are no cross members holding the transmission on so it was not to difficult.
rear of transmission
![IMAGE_107.jpeg IMAGE_107.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307744-2fc9906a78bed6eb229e677f6a929d3c.jpg)
wider view of transmission
![IMAGE_109.jpeg IMAGE_109.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307745-58a4ee1fbe6a2584aef8b53e951788c7.jpg)
front drive shaft out of the way
![IMAGE_110.jpg IMAGE_110.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307746-9fe1cf1a0b8ecccdd3263cb1e86a7034.jpg)
floor plate removed
![IMAGE_112.jpg IMAGE_112.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307747-d2a42caf75e9b9a8813beb7bfc56aa94.jpg)
table stand ready to accept transmission
![IMAGE_113.jpg IMAGE_113.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307748-5cf7e0415d44e9daca9676c6e70f38f4.jpg)
dropped and out of the way
![IMAGE_115.jpg IMAGE_115.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307749-ab93acbe3a525afee920fb2404bb7b6e.jpg)
This was all done from about 5 till 8 p.m. It was getting late so I close up shop for the day.
Little update. Major repair.
I did a 780 mile round trip over 2 days and had a little mishap.
On my way home (about 3 hours from home) I started hearing a clicking sound coming from the transmission while coasting in 5th gear. Thinking back I actually started hearing the sound about 4 hours from home but it was not really bad till about 3 hours.
So anyway. I was careful not to coast in 5th and was gentle with the gear shift. She got me home.
Next morning I cracked open the transmission (about a 15 minute job) and found this.
![IMAGE_105 (1).jpg IMAGE_105 (1).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307742-cefc7ead91330009ff43afa9a8db9a34.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3KI5DDCZfPU/UhtxBjZUKWI/AAAAAAAAHhk/BMsOA_JzFuU/s912/IMAGE_105.jpeg)
Ok This is not good. But considering that I drove at least 4 hours (guessing more) on this without 5th gear totally blowing up I consider myself lucky. It was also a testament to how robust the transmissions are. So call up my local buddy that sells parts and low and behold he has a pull out transmission. So off I went.
![IMAGE_106.jpg IMAGE_106.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307743-2a28913f9bcd303aeadcbb4679bcab69.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k20dgocmv2U/UhwBWnww99I/AAAAAAAAHjQ/MIKSFU5lDyw/s912/IMAGE_106.jpeg)
Next day I went about taking off the broken one. It is a divorced T-case and there are no cross members holding the transmission on so it was not to difficult.
rear of transmission
![IMAGE_107.jpeg IMAGE_107.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307744-2fc9906a78bed6eb229e677f6a929d3c.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xWs5WmaZRKc/Uh1vmcurn1I/AAAAAAAAHmg/r0KcnmvC7Wk/s720/IMAGE_107.jpeg)
wider view of transmission
![IMAGE_109.jpeg IMAGE_109.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307745-58a4ee1fbe6a2584aef8b53e951788c7.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZzHJbjYjnGw/Uh1vqkuSPjI/AAAAAAAAHmw/RCs82NcUo8w/s720/IMAGE_109.jpeg)
front drive shaft out of the way
![IMAGE_110.jpg IMAGE_110.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307746-9fe1cf1a0b8ecccdd3263cb1e86a7034.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Aq7Oz_83q6o/Uh1vshjMhNI/AAAAAAAAHm4/cMIWovuc-L4/s912/IMAGE_110.jpeg)
floor plate removed
![IMAGE_112.jpg IMAGE_112.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307747-d2a42caf75e9b9a8813beb7bfc56aa94.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U10An7fOfbg/Uh1vuhTgtxI/AAAAAAAAHnA/5gLwCkcO4tM/s912/IMAGE_111.jpeg)
table stand ready to accept transmission
![IMAGE_113.jpg IMAGE_113.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307748-5cf7e0415d44e9daca9676c6e70f38f4.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5_cZppWZqMA/Uh1vyZgGgVI/AAAAAAAAHnQ/rXIujT5bkAE/s912/IMAGE_113.jpeg)
dropped and out of the way
![IMAGE_115.jpg IMAGE_115.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/307/307749-ab93acbe3a525afee920fb2404bb7b6e.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IE8FW4TDZpo/Uh1v26rcksI/AAAAAAAAHng/6o9LaeWYJ1M/s912/IMAGE_115.jpeg)
This was all done from about 5 till 8 p.m. It was getting late so I close up shop for the day.
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