first things first, jack the truck up and set it on stands

then put some kroil on everything.

eat dinner

come back and remove this guy.


put your favorite puller on the pitman arm.


remove this guy.


and then beat it like a red headed step child..i uh i mean hit it really hard?

heres 400$


a tie rod wegde, pitman arm puller, steering gear and the core cost.


i will install tomorrow.

 

Dylan - I have the NP208 section of the 1981 Ford shop manual scanned into an album here. In there are the 9 pages, including the specifications. Additionally, the last pic in there is of the illustration from the master parts catalog since it is cleaner than the one in the shop manual.

I also have the illustration from the parts catalog in a pdf which would allow zooming in closer, but have lost the ability to attach pdf's to posts or include them in albums, so I'd have to email it to you if you think you need it.

Anyway, the reason for not just posting the pics here is that 9 of them would overwhelm people (trust me, I'm known for creating overload). Besides, you may want to use only a few of them. Good luck!

 

I'd actually like those pdf because I can zoom in better on them.

Dylansfalcone@gmail.com

Thank you! Going for a cool off in the pool then I'm tearing it apart!


Tracked down a trans in pilot va, about two hours away:/

 

I don't have the shop manual in PDF, but I did send the illustration in PDF.

 

well, im waiting on my phone to charge.

got it taken down, and put back together, phone died while trying to take the bearings out.

which i didnt replace, just the seals.

my bearings and seals looked good, but the main case seal didnt.

 

heres the kit


Note: i didnt use the orings, or a few spacers.

here she is all cleaned up


me and my friend. we used a big **** pipe wrench and a big breaker bar




heres the front driveshaft and the rubber seal


next remove these guys.


inside of it


the speedo gear and the oil pump i believe


snap ring, and a little pin that will either fall out, or youll have to pull out


washer and bearings pulled


btw, i recommend pulling them off, and laying them in a row, for each side along with taking pictures every step helped me a few times

here she is without the vocer


11 bolts keep them in order

inside cover


my metal magnet


remove this guy, then you will pull this side towards you and turn slightly towards the other side to remove the chain and pull this out of it.


like this


after that tip the case on to its back. other wise this happens.


remove this then


keep them in order


then remove this


this guy is tapered, which i didnt know until i hammered it in...lol


remove this guy, it moves up and down to put the gears in and out such as 4x4 and 4x4 low


then pull this guy


this is the cam that moves the gears



this is the next stop




remove this next..mine was milky becuase i had got water in when i cleaned it


after that, you remove the bearings and seals (which i only replaced gthe seals, my bearings were still good looking. then reverse it to put it back together!

always make sure it will shift through the gears before you put it back together.

 

WOWOWOW MAKE SURE YOU KEEP EPIC TRACK OF ALL THE SMALL PARTS!

i'll give you tons and tons of respect once you put it back together btw. actually still respect you for taking apart, just not as much :P

 

it is put back together!

and shifts lol ill find out if it works when i put it back in the truck lol

 

pictures + video!

 

Video of what?
All I'll have picture wise is red rtv on the edges.

 

Dylan - Good job! Reps for that.

 

It honestly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

My dad was fussing the whole time I mentioned it saying I know when to pay somebody and when I'm over my head and I tore it down and was like that's it? Psht okay! He ended up stopping by and put most of it back together.

 

Ditto.

Great job of documenting the internals of the TC.

 

Thanks guys!

 

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