Got the bottom of my tubpainted and mounted this weekend!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:52 pm

Well I have had a busy jeep weekend! Got the bottom of the tub painted and mounted on the frame. Im not so sure about my mount pads that came in the generic kit. I have asked about this before but the original pads are supposed to be 1/8' thick and the ones in the kit are 1/2" and 3/4". The kit is crap, the bolts are too long and the pads are too thick. I have it mounted up right now with the new kit but I still need more bolts to replace the ones that wont work. Another problem I ran into is that the transfer case is rubbing the tub. Thats with 4 1/2" pads under the floorboard mounts on the tub. I cant put the 3/4" pads under there because the front tab will not line up with the frame. I Think when I took the jeep apart the transfer was rubbing then as well. Is there any way to lower the transfer case? Shims for the crossmember etc?

edit: I put pics on my picture gallery.

OKCM38CDN · Post by **OKCM38CDN** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:29 pm

Ryan,

Is the mount on the passenger side for the transfer to the cross member tightened down... I replaced mine and it took a bit to get it to seat properly... that would make the entire tansmission / transfer case sit a little bit high.

Another thing is the cross member mounted in the frame instead of under it... that will give lots of room... Should be mounted from under the frame.

Hope this helps...

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:48 pm

Yea I think the mount is seated. The crossmember is under the frame as well. I think the transfer case was like this before the tub was removed. (Best I can remember)

Post by **wesk** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:59 pm

The primary reason for a problem like that is the mountings for the transfer not installed correctly or the wrong front engine plate holding the engine up to high. Your installation should look like this:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:38 pm

Hmmm.. dont know if my transfer case mount is squished as much as that one is. Maybe I can tighten it down more.

I dont think the engine mounts are wrong. How could I tell?

Post by **wesk** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:26 pm

It is common for the new guy to have the rubber section rotted and it peels right out of it's metal cup and he doesn't realize the metal cup needs to be removed also. When he installs the new rubber mount with it's molded metal cup it won't set all the way in the extra metal cup.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:58 pm

Looked at lunch and I did take the old metal ring out. I remember having to hammer it out of the ring on the crossmember. How tight should the bolt thru th emount be? Do I need to put it on the impact and see if it will come on down?

Post by **wesk** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:06 pm

You should have a least 4 or 5 threads thru the nut and your new rubber's steel disc/cup should be seated all the way in the crossmember's disc/cup.