Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 No me gusto! But I don't have many parts left. The shift shaft is not moving so it must be that the plate is sloppy on the splines. What to do, what to do... I had fits with the shift mechanism on the 1345. Turned out that there were lots of different ways it could go in, and while the instructions told me how to do it they weren't very clear. Once I finally found "the way" then the instructions made sense. On the splines, they'd have to be really sloppy not to move the plate, wouldn't they? On the 1345 it really did NOT want to shift until I finally found "the way". It didn't want to do much of anything. And even when I did get it together correctly it took a large Crescent wrench on the shifter lever to shift it. I couldn't do it by hand. But with the Crescent it snicks in crisply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I had fits with the shift mechanism on the 1345. Turned out that there were lots of different ways it could go in, and while the instructions told me how to do it they weren't very clear. Once I finally found "the way" then the instructions made sense. On the splines, they'd have to be really sloppy not to move the plate, wouldn't they? On the 1345 it really did NOT want to shift until I finally found "the way". It didn't want to do much of anything. And even when I did get it together correctly it took a large Crescent wrench on the shifter lever to shift it. I couldn't do it by hand. But with the Crescent it snicks in crisply. The 1356 uses a pentalobe design. It can only fit one way. It's not that forward and back are too sloppy to shift. LOOK at where the fork roller is atop the plate! It's like it will roll right off if I don't hold it in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 The 1356 uses a pentalobe design. It can only fit one way. It's not that forward and back are too sloppy to shift. LOOK at where the fork roller is atop the plate! It's like it will roll right off if I don't hold it in place Yes, I see how little engagement it has. So the slop is allowing the plate to move in/out? Shims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Yes, I see how little engagement it has. So the slop is allowing the plate to move in/out? Shims? Not in-out. It wobbles on the shaft. But neither the shaft or the five point broach appear too worn. And the shaft is tight in the case. So I really need to figure this out, so I can button it up and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Not in-out. It wobbles on the shaft. But neither the shaft or the five point broach appear too worn. And the shaft is tight in the case. So I really need to figure this out, so I can button it up and move on. If it comes down to it I'll pull the damn thing out and weld up the hole. But that's not optimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 If it comes down to it I'll pull the damn thing out and weld up the hole. But that's not optimal. It's exactly this that reinforces why I don't want a 4WD pickup. Too much extraneous monkey motion and weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 It's exactly this that reinforces why I don't want a 4WD pickup. Too much extraneous monkey motion and weight. I did put a tack on it. It's now harder than a tungsten AP round. Bill, I'd never get in and out of half the muddy jobsites if I didn't have four wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 I did put a tack on it. It's now harder than a tungsten AP round. Bill, I'd never get in and out of half the muddy jobsites if I didn't have four wheel. So the slop is gone? The rest of the t-case can go together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 So the slop is gone? The rest of the t-case can go together? I'm going to need a diamond burr or something. It ripped the teeth right off a fresh 3-pak of chainsaw files. Just stumbling along with what I've got out here in the sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 I'm going to need a diamond burr or something. It ripped the teeth right off a fresh 3-pak of chainsaw files. Just stumbling along with what I've got out here in the sticks. Ok, so after a couple of hours with carbide paper wrapped around a chopstick I got the shift shaft to fit tight Then this happened.... And this heap of carnage was *finally* unceremoniously dumped it the skip It's almost 8, and I'm headed under the truck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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