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1708 hits | 78.82 KB | Posted: 1/3/10
This is one of the last original parts on the truck, and after ~450Kmi (I've swapped the speedo seve...

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3072 hits | 117.15 KB | Posted: 1/3/10
I snagged this '84 case a year or so ago and it's been hanging around my junkpile waiting for this o...

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1640 hits | 63.5 KB | Posted: 1/3/10
I don't know the significance of the "1" at the end of the model number, but I hope it's an improvem...

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2106 hits | 58.66 KB | Posted: 1/3/10
After swapping the '84 in during a dry spell yesterday (27°F), the rear d'shaft wouldn't mate up. ...

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1779 hits | 62.5 KB | Posted: 1/3/10
When the nut broke loose, it spun off by hand - I had just gotten it THAT tight last time I put it o...

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1090 hits | 67.05 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
This'll be the first time I've ever opened a fullsize Bronco t-case. This is my original '83, which...

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1005 hits | 95.34 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
Apparently, there's only 1 tiny notch to help split the case.

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1053 hits | 55.38 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
I had hoped it would be this easy, but...

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1208 hits | 69.98 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
With the front yoke removed (1 1/8" nut), the front of the case lifts off.

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1261 hits | 68.46 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
No signs of trouble here. The range fork holds the planetary assembly in, and the shift rail & shif...

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1038 hits | 65.57 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
I'm sure the magnet only fell away from its well when I split the case, but it sure is loaded.

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1086 hits | 73.58 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
Well, THERE'S your problem!

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1213 hits | 94.56 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
I had no idea where the mess on the magnet came from, but it didn't take long to find the source.

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1324 hits | 92.37 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
I really can't imagine how that happened. I mean, I know I've abused it relentlessly, but I can't f...

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1093 hits | 65.34 KB | Posted: 8/7/12
I've always wondered why the front d'shaft was so sloppy, and here's why: it's designed to be. Thes...