and the needle bearings fell out. and cant get clip off to get to needle bearings.is ther a special tool for dealing with these clips? am i goin about this the right way or is there another way to get these bearings back in?
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swapping out a slipyoke for a fixed yoke on a 205?
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Slapperbar
Retired Navy NDT Examiner
Grease is your friend, it will hold them in place.
how do i get them back in to postiion tho? do i gota disassemble the the shaft? and i wana replace the output bearing on the fixed yoke. i wish i would of seen them befori pulled them so i could of just put some grease in there before they moved
Just put grease and start putting them in one by one, grease will hold them in place till you get the shaft back in there.
I took appart a 203 completely and spent a couple of day looking at it trying to figure out how in the hell I am going to put it back together, and finally I figured grease will break down into oil so it would the best thing.
Years later I learned that is how everyone does it.
Slapperbar
Retired Navy NDT Examiner
Ding ding ding!!!
cool i just found a exploded view, i seen that the gears come off so its a little easier to get to where the clip and bearings are. idont know if this is a for a ford ot gm or dodge but i figure there all built basically the same
but the gear on the end where the needle bearings are doesnt come off. so what tool workds to get that clip inside there out? and and the clip on slip yoke shaft?
I just did this to mine. I used a long pick and a screwdriver to get the wire snap clip out. Then I used a magnet to remove all the bearing and the washer that goes on top of them out. Then I drank a beer 
and proceeded to apply grease to the inside of the shaft and place bearings back in. If they fell over I would use the pick to put them back in place. It's not to bad just have to be patient. Hope this helps. Denny
and proceeded to apply grease to the inside of the shaft and place bearings back in. If they fell over I would use the pick to put them back in place. It's not to bad just have to be patient. Hope this helps. Denny
The clip on the slip yoke shaft I used a pair of large snap ring pliers and screwdrive to walk it off.
yup grease like this.
If you want to have fun, volunteer to replace the idler gear bearings on a Jeep Dana 18 transfer case.
The idler gear is large, about a foot long. You lay in on the table with the large end flat down.
Place the 1-1/4 inch shaft down the center of the gear.
Drop in a flat washer that is a loose fit around the shaft and loose fit inside the gear.
Add grease, and carefully place 24 needle bearings down into the bottom of the gear with the ends resting on the washer.
Then, another flat washer, more grease, and another 24 bearings and then a final washer.
Then you carefully slide the shaft out.
Very carefully lift the gear up to horizontal and slide it into the bottom of the gearbox. Its a snug fit, and you line up the holes in the case with the holes in the washers.
Then even more carefully slide the shaft in through the case, past the first washer, 24 bearings, second washer, 24 bearings, the final washer and out the hole in the back side of the case.
Listening carefully for the delicate "click" of one of the bearings being pushed out the back hole and hitting the floor.
And you will almost certainly hear it at least the first time.
And probably the second and third times too.
I was so glad when an after-market company came up with a kit to convert it to two tapered roller bearings...........
The idler gear is large, about a foot long. You lay in on the table with the large end flat down.
Place the 1-1/4 inch shaft down the center of the gear.
Drop in a flat washer that is a loose fit around the shaft and loose fit inside the gear.
Add grease, and carefully place 24 needle bearings down into the bottom of the gear with the ends resting on the washer.
Then, another flat washer, more grease, and another 24 bearings and then a final washer.
Then you carefully slide the shaft out.
Very carefully lift the gear up to horizontal and slide it into the bottom of the gearbox. Its a snug fit, and you line up the holes in the case with the holes in the washers.
Then even more carefully slide the shaft in through the case, past the first washer, 24 bearings, second washer, 24 bearings, the final washer and out the hole in the back side of the case.
Listening carefully for the delicate "click" of one of the bearings being pushed out the back hole and hitting the floor.
And you will almost certainly hear it at least the first time.
And probably the second and third times too.
I was so glad when an after-market company came up with a kit to convert it to two tapered roller bearings...........
sounds like the 203 I did
found these sweet lock ring pliers at napa. they worked awsome! ill get a pic up of them soon.and found this site that seem like you can order individual gaskets and bearings, but i havnt tried ordering anything since i just put a big order in a diy4x
http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_catalog/transfer_case_replacements_and_parts/np205.html
http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_catalog/transfer_case_replacements_and_parts/np205.html
