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Originally Posted by Short 3/4
Been a while, but as I recall you can reverse that shaft so the slop is in four wheel drive and it’s tight in 2wd. Of course you’ll have to tear down the whole case to do that, but looks like you’re doing everything right anyway, so no problem.
As stated above, Torque King is a great resource for these old 4x4’s. Also, many out there are ditching 221’s due to the misguided opinion that they are “obsolete “, so lots of used parts and even whole cases out there for reasonable prices. Take advantage of that while you can! (IMO everything about these trucks are obsolete, that’s their charm, if you don’t like it, go dump $100 grand at a dealer)
Anyway, sorry for the rant, but there is lots of good info on this forum about rebuilding these cases, and yes, all the parts are out there, you just have to dig a little, which is half the fun.
Been following your build and am very impressed. Keep up the good work
Tom
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Thanks Tom! Yeah, I am keeping the Rockwell. And I agree with you on the charm factor. I was going back and forth on the front axle too....I really didn't want to take away the originality, but at the same time I am happy that I got a set of big hub front locking hubs for it. Everything else, I want to keep as original as I can. And honestly, regarding the transmission / transfercase whine, I kinda like it. Every one of these old trucks that I grew up with had the oh so familiar Chevy whine....music to my ears! :-)