Transfer Case skid plate

I removed my transfer case skid plate (?) the other day and have a quick question... There are three bolts on either side, two bolts that attach to the transfer case in the middle(ish) and a third bolt near the middle two. The third "bolt" has some rubber bushings on it. Before I took this apart, it was loose. When I put it back together, it was still loose. How do I put this back together to tighten it up? What does it do? Does anyone have a blowup picture of this (Bill)?

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Joe
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Joe (jo snipped-for-privacy@NOSPAM.yahoo.com) wrote on Monday 01 December 2003 09:03 pm:

Joe,

Are you talking about the bolts that connect to the transmission, not the transfer case? If so, then that third bolt will be a little loose. It's there to reduce the amount of "twist" the transmission/engine/transfer can have when you accelerate.

-If- you feel you need to tighten it up, you can drop the skid plate and put some grade 8 washers between the bolt and the transfer case. I did this in an attempt to reduce the twist I was having when I put on the fuel inject kit (causing the clutch to tighten up). Didn't help a whole lot - maybe I need more washers.

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Michael White

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L.W.(ßill)

Mine isn't even close to snug. I'll check out the pic. and see if I'm missing anything.

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Joe

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L.W.(ßill)

At least you still have one.....mine fell out years ago. I have a replacement for it with new bushings, but I'm too damn lazy to disturb things down there just yet.

But, the next time that skid plate gets dropped.....then I'm all set (assuming I can find the new parts...but that's another story).

Later

Tony

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Tony

The outrigger bar the bushings hold should have about 1" of up and down free play before it hits on the bushings.

This allows the engine to twist some before the outrigger stops it.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Mike Romain

THANKS! That's what it does... so it's working as designed.

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Joe

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