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CK5
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Back In the Saddle Again
- Thread starter K5Devil
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For sure we need to get together for dinner or something
Yeah….
Good thing you opened it up.
Little bugger was hanging on for dear life lol
Lots off wear. I have seen worse case halves.
Doesn't appear to be terminal
Doesn't appear to be terminal
Lots of marks on these teeth
Nvm looks to be machined that way
Looking like full rebuild and new range fork.
It’s funny because this one is in perfect condition. It must be the reverse fork?
Ordered new range fork, looking for the best chain and rebuild kit.
Got the rebuild kit and annulus bushing. Still looking for the best chain.
Both Mexican made replacement blocks.
I had a few of them.
Quality just as good as the casting quality on the number.
I’ve never heard anything bad about those Mexican blocks.Both Mexican made replacement blocks.
I had a few of them.
Quality just as good as the casting quality on the number.
And I haven't heard anything good either.
My point was no difference between all of them.
They start with 100xxxx they are low quality manufacturing.
I don't know about newer manufacturing now in Mexico but those were a long time ago.
I had some in the 200xxxx same shit.
Nothing to write home about is all I meant.
Yep just a plain Jane 350. Runs super good though.
Just read this thread through from beginning to end.
You don't need to change columns. There is no difference between a TH350 column and a TH700R4 column. The detents you feel when shifting are in the transmission. The only difference is the gear indicator in the gauge cluster. You can swap a TH700R4 indicator out, and put a TH350/TH400 indicator in. Two screws hold it to cluster, and one screw holds the cable to the column.
The reason an '88 R/V windshield is listed as a different part than a '73-'86 C/K or '87 R/V windshield is because in '88 they quit using the windshield antennae. I have seen lots of '88-'91 windshields with the antennae just because someone replaced the original with one that had it. It makes no physical difference.
The reason there is a spacer between your TH350 and your NP208 is because they used those to replace a TH700R4 with a TH350. That way it was the same length, and you did not have to change driveshafts, crossmembers, or shifters.
If I was you, I would flip that ten spline SM465/NP205 and look for an '85-'87/'88 SM465/NP208 or better yet an '89 SM465/NP241. They are a direct swap for what you currently have. You can reuse your current crossmember, driveshafts, and transfer case shift. The only hole you have to cut in the floor is for the SM465 shift tower, and there is a punch out already there. Plus, as you have an '85, all the punchouts are there already for the hydraulic clutch setup, which is a superior setup to the mechanical linkage.
Martin
You don't need to change columns. There is no difference between a TH350 column and a TH700R4 column. The detents you feel when shifting are in the transmission. The only difference is the gear indicator in the gauge cluster. You can swap a TH700R4 indicator out, and put a TH350/TH400 indicator in. Two screws hold it to cluster, and one screw holds the cable to the column.
The reason an '88 R/V windshield is listed as a different part than a '73-'86 C/K or '87 R/V windshield is because in '88 they quit using the windshield antennae. I have seen lots of '88-'91 windshields with the antennae just because someone replaced the original with one that had it. It makes no physical difference.
The reason there is a spacer between your TH350 and your NP208 is because they used those to replace a TH700R4 with a TH350. That way it was the same length, and you did not have to change driveshafts, crossmembers, or shifters.
If I was you, I would flip that ten spline SM465/NP205 and look for an '85-'87/'88 SM465/NP208 or better yet an '89 SM465/NP241. They are a direct swap for what you currently have. You can reuse your current crossmember, driveshafts, and transfer case shift. The only hole you have to cut in the floor is for the SM465 shift tower, and there is a punch out already there. Plus, as you have an '85, all the punchouts are there already for the hydraulic clutch setup, which is a superior setup to the mechanical linkage.
Martin
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Hey Martin, you don’t remember me doing this exact swap to my last truck?
but if I keep the 208 I can’t have double sticks. Only the cool kids got the double sticks.
Meh, I have triple sticks in one rig. The twin sticks are highly over rated. I'd rather have the better transfer case, than the novelty of twin sticks. Not my truck though.
Martin
Martin
