Brody
August 22nd, 2009, 08:14 AM
This probably shouldn't go under Build Threads, but should go under carnage. I put it here as I also show the fix.
I was replacing the rotor and spindle assembly on my rig and decided to do my every couple of weeks 'Let's take a look under the heap and tighten or fix anything that needs it." It was a good thing to do as I found a broken T case mount.
This is an after market item made by Front Range Off Road and is a stout unit. It is made from 3/8" plate and has a reinforcing bar that adds considerable strength to the unit on both sides. It doesn't look as though it would break and I am sure seldom does. Well, my was broken as you can see.
Since I was in the middle of doing another project and had limited time to fix this, also because soon I am going to raise the T case and carrier bearing, I decided to fix this in place rather than take the whole unit out.
What I did was to clean off and reweld the basic bar first. Then I welded a piece of 1/4" plate to the bottom, making this piece now 5/8" thick. I then cut a piece of 3/8" stock to reinforce the slightly weak design of the bracket, spanning the break and welding it on both sides. I will probably do the same thing on the other side when I re vamp the T case since I will have to take the whole case and mount off.
If you wheel your rig, you should always take a little time to double check all your critical torques, and look hard at the underside for anything that doesn't look right. I do this on my on a regular basis as I really don't like doing trail repairs. This broken T case mount could have been fixed on the trail, at least enough to get down to the road provided it wasn't under a heavy load when it finally let go. If it was under a heavy load, it probably would have taken out at least one drive shaft and possibly caused damage to the T case itself...a whole different scenario. For those of you who have a fondness for mud, keep the underside of your rig clean so that you can see what is going on under there. Mud hides a lot of potential problems.
I was replacing the rotor and spindle assembly on my rig and decided to do my every couple of weeks 'Let's take a look under the heap and tighten or fix anything that needs it." It was a good thing to do as I found a broken T case mount.
This is an after market item made by Front Range Off Road and is a stout unit. It is made from 3/8" plate and has a reinforcing bar that adds considerable strength to the unit on both sides. It doesn't look as though it would break and I am sure seldom does. Well, my was broken as you can see.
Since I was in the middle of doing another project and had limited time to fix this, also because soon I am going to raise the T case and carrier bearing, I decided to fix this in place rather than take the whole unit out.
What I did was to clean off and reweld the basic bar first. Then I welded a piece of 1/4" plate to the bottom, making this piece now 5/8" thick. I then cut a piece of 3/8" stock to reinforce the slightly weak design of the bracket, spanning the break and welding it on both sides. I will probably do the same thing on the other side when I re vamp the T case since I will have to take the whole case and mount off.
If you wheel your rig, you should always take a little time to double check all your critical torques, and look hard at the underside for anything that doesn't look right. I do this on my on a regular basis as I really don't like doing trail repairs. This broken T case mount could have been fixed on the trail, at least enough to get down to the road provided it wasn't under a heavy load when it finally let go. If it was under a heavy load, it probably would have taken out at least one drive shaft and possibly caused damage to the T case itself...a whole different scenario. For those of you who have a fondness for mud, keep the underside of your rig clean so that you can see what is going on under there. Mud hides a lot of potential problems.