NP205 Shift Rail Question ????

[arkracing]

So I was under my K-10 this weekend replacing the Tranny Mounts since they were pretty sad looking.

I saw this on the end of one of the shift rails??? Something welded there?? any Ideas on why? obviously not factory? How hard is it to get a shift rail and are they easy to install - seems to shift ok so I'll probably leave it alone for now anyway.

Also this is a really dumb question but what is the differance between a "divorced" and "married" T.Case??? Divorced = it needs the adaptor to bolt upto the tranny?

Also how do I check the Fluid level - there are 2 pipe plugs on the back of the case - do I just fill it to the top plug?? - like you would on a rear end?? What type of gear oil do you normally put in these.

- Yeh I know that there is no vacuum hose on the tranny modulator - belive it or not the PO had a tranny job done and they didn't put one on it - I drove it about 100miles and it shifted!! Wierd

[kwmech]

The rail is stock, they put that piece there to help 'lever' or pivot out the front rail. Yes, fill up to the upper plug hole. Divorced t-case means that it is mounted separately from the trans and requires a short driveline to the t-case input. Married or coupled means directly bolted to the trans

[chipflyer]

Yep, that is how the rail is supposed to look, I just rebuilt my 205 and it was exactly the same way.

Jeff

[arkracing]

Thanks guys - didn't know the shift rail was stock - glad I asked ... I figured it was one of the many things that the P.P.O(Who know's how many it's had) had screwed up.

What type of gear oil? - Regular Hypoid Gear Oil 85W90 or ???

[kwmech]

Originally Posted by arkracing

What type of gear oil? - Regular Hypoid Gear Oil 85W90 or ???

Yup, or more likely 75-90