Transfer Case skid plate
 

I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this apart,
it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone have
a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Joe (jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com) wrote on Monday 01 December 2003 09:03 pm:

> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
> apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
> have a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Joe,

Are you talking about the bolts that connect to the transmission, not the
transfer case? If so, then that third bolt will be a little loose. It's
there to reduce the amount of "twist" the transmission/engine/transfer can
have when you accelerate.

-If- you feel you need to tighten it up, you can drop the skid plate and put
some grade 8 washers between the bolt and the transfer case. I did this in
an attempt to reduce the twist I was having when I put on the fuel inject
kit (causing the clutch to tighten up). Didn't help a whole lot - maybe I
need more washers.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Joe (jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com) wrote on Monday 01 December 2003 09:03 pm:

> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
> apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
> have a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Joe,

Are you talking about the bolts that connect to the transmission, not the
transfer case? If so, then that third bolt will be a little loose. It's
there to reduce the amount of "twist" the transmission/engine/transfer can
have when you accelerate.

-If- you feel you need to tighten it up, you can drop the skid plate and put
some grade 8 washers between the bolt and the transfer case. I did this in
an attempt to reduce the twist I was having when I put on the fuel inject
kit (causing the clutch to tighten up). Didn't help a whole lot - maybe I
need more washers.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Joe (jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com) wrote on Monday 01 December 2003 09:03 pm:

> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
> apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
> have a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Joe,

Are you talking about the bolts that connect to the transmission, not the
transfer case? If so, then that third bolt will be a little loose. It's
there to reduce the amount of "twist" the transmission/engine/transfer can
have when you accelerate.

-If- you feel you need to tighten it up, you can drop the skid plate and put
some grade 8 washers between the bolt and the transfer case. I did this in
an attempt to reduce the twist I was having when I put on the fuel inject
kit (causing the clutch to tighten up). Didn't help a whole lot - maybe I
need more washers.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
(27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone have
> a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
(27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone have
> a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
(27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Joe wrote:
>
> I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to
> the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two.
> The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this apart,
> it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I
> put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone have
> a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Mine isn't even close to snug. I'll check out the pic. and see if I'm
missing anything.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3FCC18E7.700C4C1F@cox.net...
> The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
> strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
> (27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Joe wrote:
> >
> > I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> > question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach
to
> > the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle
two.
> > The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
apart,
> > it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do
I
> > put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
have
> > a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Mine isn't even close to snug. I'll check out the pic. and see if I'm
missing anything.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3FCC18E7.700C4C1F@cox.net...
> The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
> strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
> (27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Joe wrote:
> >
> > I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> > question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach
to
> > the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle
two.
> > The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
apart,
> > it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do
I
> > put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
have
> > a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

Re: Transfer Case skid plate
 

Mine isn't even close to snug. I'll check out the pic. and see if I'm
missing anything.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3FCC18E7.700C4C1F@cox.net...
> The stabilizer mount bushing is meant to be a little loose, the
> strut shaft (26) is only threaded to a point just to snug the bushings
> (27) down: http://www.thejeep.com/onlinecatalog/p134.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Joe wrote:
> >
> > I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick
> > question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach
to
> > the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle
two.
> > The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this
apart,
> > it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do
I
> > put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone
have
> > a blowup picture of this (Bill)?