ROCKCRAWLER Tom Wood's 231 Short Shaft Kit

 

STEP 12

Take a razor blade and strip the old silicone gasket from the edges of the transfer case housing. Doing this is a no-brainer so prepare yourself to be bored for approximately 30 minutes.

STEP 13

After you're done cleaning up the housing parts with that razor, put the synchro-hub assembly on the short shaft, and put the snap ring back on. Now go ahead and put the chain and gears back inside the case. They should slide right in.

STEP 14

The short shaft is now in place, and so is the chain and synchro-hub assembly. You're ready to start putting things back together.

STEP 15

Apply a constant bead of silicone around the outside edge of the rear half of the transfer case housing.

STEP 16

Put the rear transfer case cover back on. It's a close fit. This shouldn't be too hard, except the flimsy mechanical pump is difficult to keep in place. Make sure it doesn't detach from the small plastic hose inside the housing. Go ahead and put the bolts in around the perimeter but not too tight until the gasket solidifies a little. In about 20 minutes, torque the bolts to 30lbs.

STEP 17

Now it's time to put a bead of silicone around the base of the regular 231 output bearing housing.

We install the rear output bearing housing, rear output seal housing, and output flange on PAGE 7 completing the bench installation.

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