More progress. I got the auto rebuilt and the NP203 rebuilt last week and came home this weekend to take apart the split case and get it all put together. Here's some more pictures, not a whole lot of tech stuff but the adapter is really simple.
Here's the NP203 -> adapter plate -> then the front section of the split case
Here's the adapter plate before I put the split case on
NP203 ->adapter plate -> split case... This part is going really smooth as well. It's amazing how much better things seem to go when you remove all time constraints
Two strange things going on:
1. I assume this is an oil slinger? anyway it was damaged where it was close to the gear... I looked like it was bent in too close to the teeth. Anyway I bent it back away and left it alone. No damage on any of the teeth and the bearings and seals are not KOYO so I assume this has been rebuilt.
The other trouble was the bearing that sits on the adapter plate (see the first picture) had a snap ring with it. With the snap ring installed, the split case wouldn't fit up tight because the goove in the case was too small.
I just remove the snap ring and assembled it. I can't figure out why the snap ring needed to be in there. On one side of the bearing it runs against a flange on the shaft and the other side rides against the bushing which rides against the gear et et et to the nut on the end of the shaft in the t-case (the 36mm nut I had trouble getting off...)
More to come. I hope to get the tranny installed in measure for driveshafts and shifters tomarrow. Then weld up the inner frame rails and fab up the cross member.
Chris
