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Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
Well Triar, I don't know if all of those parts are necessary but on the other hand they certainly cannot hurt with that old of an assembly. One good thing about Rovers North is that they will gladly take back any parts that you do not use as long as you keep up with the receipt and get an RMA number from them (I don't know if being opened or not matters). They are wonderful people to deal with and they always have the correct part.
I agree you are doing it right to let it soak good in oil to completely loosen it all up. I did not bother with replacing the u-shaped link joining the main piece to the selector plate, but I did replace all the clevis pins and clips. The end piece up top with the internal splines had quite a bit of wear on the splines so I opted to replace it as well. Most of those parts are pretty cheap, so you may as well replace them while you are in there.
Does the selector plate at the bottom of yours rotate freely at this point? Mine was completely frozen in place until I put quite a bit of effort into attempting to loosen that center nut, then it surprised me and the shifter hit my leg when it did break loose.
I did end up cutting an access hole in the passenger's side of the tunnel to gain access to the CDL Switch. I had been told you could use a crow's foot wrench to remove it, but mine would not budge. I do prefer to be able to see and touch things like that at the same time when I remove something like that. The switch grounds the indicator light on the dash when the piece inside the transfer case moves into place to lock the center diff. Mine had corroded to the point that the switch did not function. After switch replacement, all worked well.
Since the CDL is a crucial item for true four wheel drive functionality, you might as well tear it all down and get it all functioning correctly and then exercise it periodically.
Good job with your CDL. The difference is amazing once you get it working smoothly.
I agree you are doing it right to let it soak good in oil to completely loosen it all up. I did not bother with replacing the u-shaped link joining the main piece to the selector plate, but I did replace all the clevis pins and clips. The end piece up top with the internal splines had quite a bit of wear on the splines so I opted to replace it as well. Most of those parts are pretty cheap, so you may as well replace them while you are in there.
Does the selector plate at the bottom of yours rotate freely at this point? Mine was completely frozen in place until I put quite a bit of effort into attempting to loosen that center nut, then it surprised me and the shifter hit my leg when it did break loose.
I did end up cutting an access hole in the passenger's side of the tunnel to gain access to the CDL Switch. I had been told you could use a crow's foot wrench to remove it, but mine would not budge. I do prefer to be able to see and touch things like that at the same time when I remove something like that. The switch grounds the indicator light on the dash when the piece inside the transfer case moves into place to lock the center diff. Mine had corroded to the point that the switch did not function. After switch replacement, all worked well.
Since the CDL is a crucial item for true four wheel drive functionality, you might as well tear it all down and get it all functioning correctly and then exercise it periodically.
Good job with your CDL. The difference is amazing once you get it working smoothly.
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Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,057
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From: Boston
Mine would move with an argument before taking it apart so having soaked it in pb for the past few days has done wonders. I'll put it back together today or tomorrow. It moves like "buttah" now. I'm excited to be able to move the cdl without worrying I may bend the linkage. Thanks for the help.
Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,584
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
Yeah, "smooth as buttah" is much better than "is it going to work or break".
A few repeated soakings with PB Blaster will work wonders. Grease it good before you close it up, and use it frequently and it should continue working smoothly.
A few repeated soakings with PB Blaster will work wonders. Grease it good before you close it up, and use it frequently and it should continue working smoothly.