rebuilding a 241

[TorkDSR]

what am i rebuilding and why.

the case has been apart by a previous owner whom i cannot contact.
all the bearings are good, any way to check chain slop without the thing assembled?
how would i see chain wear?
and how much beefier is the HD chain, this one looks kinda stout, like 5 links wide or so.

THanks guys

 

[TorkDSR]

ok, its 10 links wide

TTT

 

[big83chevy4x4]

i usually check the chain by pulling the drin plug or fill plug and pushing on the chain.

 

[wayne]

If the chain gets bad you will know it pretty quick. They don't usually just break. You will hear it hitting the case if it is streched out pretty bad.

 

[TorkDSR]

thanks for all this support guys

 

[TorkDSR]

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i usually check the chain by pulling the drin plug or fill plug and pushing on the chain.

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ok, bttt, what kind of deflection do you look for in the chain.

 

[btolenti]

I would like to know this too. Is there some "play" in the chain? I just bought a 241 from ebay and in 4HI you can hold the transfer case input shaft and rotate the front or rear outputs about 1/32 of a turn or so....

 

[TorkDSR]

bttt
what is the width of the hd chain?

 

[btolenti]

regular chain is 1.25" wide
HD chain is 1.5" wide. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[TorkDSR]

thank you.
is there a site with good info on it, or is that just common knowledge /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

 

[btolenti]

here's where I found it...

http://www.kdsperformance.com/chains4.html

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[TorkDSR]

thanks man