mawardjr
03-13-2005, 07:21 AM
For the last 6 months or more, I've been getting the nasty sounds of the t-case smacking the skid plate on every bump and when in reverse it felt like it was going to rip it out. Well, I've got the 242 t-case and apparently this skid was meant only for the 231. Since the 231 has a lower profile the bottom of the skid was set too high for the 242, thus the cause for my problem.
Solution was to cut out the section that the t-case was hitting and drop it down enough to allow the t-case to rest where it was supposed to.
First pic shows section that I was dealing with and marks to begin cutting.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_003-med.jpg
Here is after cutting and bending down the edges to give the bottom of the t-case a "pocket" to sit in.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_006-med.jpg
Test fit of the plate that will fill the hole
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_005-med.jpg
Bottom welded up and sorta smoothed out.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_007-med.jpg
Added additional cross brace to help prevent the plate from bowing.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_008-med.jpg
Finally some paint.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_009-med.jpg
Solution was to cut out the section that the t-case was hitting and drop it down enough to allow the t-case to rest where it was supposed to.
First pic shows section that I was dealing with and marks to begin cutting.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_003-med.jpg
Here is after cutting and bending down the edges to give the bottom of the t-case a "pocket" to sit in.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_006-med.jpg
Test fit of the plate that will fill the hole
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_005-med.jpg
Bottom welded up and sorta smoothed out.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_007-med.jpg
Added additional cross brace to help prevent the plate from bowing.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_008-med.jpg
Finally some paint.
http://www.itsajeep.org/PhotoPost/data/15342/268img_009-med.jpg