This is yet another thread about swapping in the BW4006 transfercase into a second gen Mountaineer 5.0 AWD. Nothing too exciting/different about that, right? Agreed.
My AWD transfercase has been dead for a long time now, and I have been running it without the front diff and driveshaft. The truck has never moved, no matter where it was parked, telling me that the VC is indeed dead. This past weekend, my truck told me that the time has come to do the swap because the transfercase rear output shaft developed a serious vibration at speeds over 30 MPH.
Surprisingly, my local "auto recycler" is pricing the parts in my favor to swap over to the BW4406 verses replacing the AWD transfercase. I can get the 4406, front and rear driveshafts all for about $200. He wants $165 for just the AWD transfercase. Makes the decision a no-brainer. (its a pick-and-pay, the TC is still in the truck with shifter)
No plans for a body or suspension lift. This is my DD and will have to continue in that capacity for the next 6-12 months or so. I have no plans to "wheel" this truck beyond the occasional dirt road.
I have read, re-read and read some more about this swap and have a few things that are not crystal clear so....
Just a few questions:
Has anyone had any luck eliminating/minimizing the issue of the transmission mounts premature death?
I have also read about some that have done this swap and had slight vibrations that were traced to the front driveshaft. They fixed the vibration by incorporating a double cardan shaft. I just want to be 100% clear about what I need to do this.
1) Double Cardan front driveshaft from a first gen (can a 95 be used?)
2) Precision 627 Universal Joint Yoke (could I use my existing yoke? it looks the same?)
3) Three Precision 280 "1310" Greasable U-Joints
Have I missed anything?
Thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light on my questions.
My AWD transfercase has been dead for a long time now, and I have been running it without the front diff and driveshaft. The truck has never moved, no matter where it was parked, telling me that the VC is indeed dead. This past weekend, my truck told me that the time has come to do the swap because the transfercase rear output shaft developed a serious vibration at speeds over 30 MPH.
Surprisingly, my local "auto recycler" is pricing the parts in my favor to swap over to the BW4406 verses replacing the AWD transfercase. I can get the 4406, front and rear driveshafts all for about $200. He wants $165 for just the AWD transfercase. Makes the decision a no-brainer. (its a pick-and-pay, the TC is still in the truck with shifter)
No plans for a body or suspension lift. This is my DD and will have to continue in that capacity for the next 6-12 months or so. I have no plans to "wheel" this truck beyond the occasional dirt road.
I have read, re-read and read some more about this swap and have a few things that are not crystal clear so....
Just a few questions:
Has anyone had any luck eliminating/minimizing the issue of the transmission mounts premature death?
I have also read about some that have done this swap and had slight vibrations that were traced to the front driveshaft. They fixed the vibration by incorporating a double cardan shaft. I just want to be 100% clear about what I need to do this.
1) Double Cardan front driveshaft from a first gen (can a 95 be used?)
2) Precision 627 Universal Joint Yoke (could I use my existing yoke? it looks the same?)
3) Three Precision 280 "1310" Greasable U-Joints
Have I missed anything?
Thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light on my questions.