I gotta drop the tcase out of a 84 xcab for marlin to install the 4.7 gear, where should i split the Tcase from the tranny, in front of the gear shifters or behind, before i drop it down??

thanks for any advice

In front. It needs to be out to split it behind.

OK, this is a carbed 84, i just removed the 6 bolts BEHIND the shifters tried like hell to seperate, so could drop the unit, but she don't wanna split, now i'm gonna replace the 6 bolts and remove the 6 or 8 bolts in front of the shifters and try to split and drop again.

what do i gotta do once i drop the unit inorder to split the tcase from the tranny tail housing/shifters units?


thanks for your time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian, the six bolts is good, it's just stuck together, bang on it with a rubber mallet or plastic hammer to dislodge the rtv holding it together. You don't want to take the tranny tailhousing off

so your saying i leave the shifters/tail housing up there?

when i had the 6 bolts behind the tail housing I had it split open an inch or so but it did't want split any more than that.

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Sounds like you need to pull the stick out first, then it should come right out. (with those 6 bolts out)

yup, if you have a transfer case shifter that sits in your transmission, you gotta pull the shifter off to let the transfer case drop.