So I was heading toward a big step of putting my engine in and after a while of fighting with the trans, I realize that I have a bigger problem than getting the crossmember out of the way.
It's hard to see but there's a crack here.
See how the two bits on either side of center are hooved up?
Pretty sure there are cracks on both sides of that. Looks like it started to rust and it bulged it. I flaked the rust off the bottom with a screwdriver from the trans mount.
So what are my options?
Since it's already 4x4 can I just swap rear case halves without doing a bunch of work to the internals?
Am I just screwed and looking for another trans?
Any thoughts on what repairing it might cost? God knows I wouldn't attempt it. I don't have anyone I trust well enough to go at it. This engine is going to be healthy enough I don't want to half ass this.
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It's hard to see but there's a crack here.
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See how the two bits on either side of center are hooved up?
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Pretty sure there are cracks on both sides of that. Looks like it started to rust and it bulged it. I flaked the rust off the bottom with a screwdriver from the trans mount.
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So what are my options?
Since it's already 4x4 can I just swap rear case halves without doing a bunch of work to the internals?
Am I just screwed and looking for another trans?
Any thoughts on what repairing it might cost? God knows I wouldn't attempt it. I don't have anyone I trust well enough to go at it. This engine is going to be healthy enough I don't want to half ass this.
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