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Alexia
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They really are. No flat surface, no easy way to strap, and heavily weighted on one side. I just had a newly remanufactured NP242 fall off my jack straight into the concrete. No cracks in the casing. I was upset, grabbed the entire thing and just bench pressed it into place. Which surprisingly worked easier than expected. Except my arms are rubber now, whoops.

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Yeah they suck I will agree 100%, and I have removed mine (242 as well) AND the aw-4 AND the engine quite a few times.  Maybe if someone was smart they would have made a seperate crossmember to hold the trans in place.  I have better luck removing the trans with the transfer case and then seperating them. 

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This is the first time I've ever heard anyone complain about a Jeep t-case being either heavy OR difficult, much less BOTH ....:laugh:

 

Y'all oughta try installing an iron case Dana 300...... THAT'S one heavy sumbitch when on your back under the truck.

 

Time to hit the gym Alexia.......:D

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Putting the NP246 back into my Suburban after rebuilding it was a real PITA too.  The snout has to clear the X-member that holds the torsion bars in place and I had to jack it up at a nose up angle, unchain the case, then shim and reverse angles to get it to clear.  The last few inches required the same bench press you went through.  Unchaining the case from the tranny jack when it was a few ft in the air was unnerving...

 

 

  I bought the tranny jack to put a clutch in Georgia and expected it to stay in the basement and gather dust.  I've now used it 3X in less than a year.  Go figure  :hmm:

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This is the first time I've ever heard anyone complain about a Jeep t-case being either heavy OR difficult, much less BOTH ....:laugh:

 

Y'all oughta try installing an iron case Dana 300...... THAT'S one heavy sumbitch when on your back under the truck.

 

Time to hit the gym Alexia....... :D

The Dana 20, especially attached to a T18, will also put a strain on the old groinal area.

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I've found that sometimes it's easier work from the top, inside the cab than from underneath. Run the arm of a cherry picker in thru the passenger door, or with the windows rolled down run a 2X4 across the cab, one end end resting on each door with a winch attached to the 2X4. This doesn't work with a solid floor.

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I've found that sometimes it's easier work from the top, inside the cab than from underneath. Run the arm of a cherry picker in thru the passenger door, or with the windows rolled down run a 2X4 across the cab, one end end resting on each door with a winch attached to the 2X4. This doesn't work with a solid floor.

 

Score one for the rust-belt guys!  :banana: Oh, wait...  :doh:

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I've found that sometimes it's easier work from the top, inside the cab than from underneath. Run the arm of a cherry picker in thru the passenger door, or with the windows rolled down run a 2X4 across the cab, one end end resting on each door with a winch attached to the 2X4. This doesn't work with a solid floor.

Actually, I did attach half the nuts on my LJ's transfer case through the shifter opening.

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I just basically bench press them into place. They only weigh 65 pounds or so and the 231 is lighter than that.

 

 

x2  I just took mine in and out a few times for the trans swap I am doing.  Trans jack for the transmission.  I put the t-case on my chest while I'm on the creeper, then just lift it in place.

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I just do it by hand,

Light enough to lug into place

And all the nuts can be installed from underneath, just time consuming

 

Just don't be like my neighbor and drop it on your shoulder,

It will dislocate andlots of therapyrequired after

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About the worst in my experience, an NP203.  That homie was some kind of serious odd ball shape and a bit on the heavy side @ 170 lbs. Once you started benching that puppy into place, there was no turning back.

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About the worst in my experience, an NP203.  That homie was some kind of serious odd ball shape and a bit on the heavy side @ 170 lbs. Once you started benching that puppy into place, there was no turning back.

Neither the 203 nor the 205 are any fun. They make our aluminum jeep cases seem like paper weights.

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They really are. No flat surface, no easy way to strap, and heavily weighted on one side. I just had a newly remanufactured NP242 fall off my jack straight into the concrete. No cracks in the casing. I was upset, grabbed the entire thing and just bench pressed it into place. Which surprisingly worked easier than expected. Except my arms are rubber now, whoops.

About the same exact thing happened when I was swapping from ba10 to ax15. Fell off the jack into the dirt, wouldn't balance right, bad angle, so I got pissed and benched it up and into place, luckily it slid in quickly without binding, and I used my legs to hold it up while I got all the bolts started. To clarify, the tcase was not attached when I did that, and it was easier installing right after I put the tranny up since it was still at an angle. <<< Made installation of the tcase sooo much easier.

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