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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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H3s have PLASTIC shift forks!!

in the transfer case
look at what a GM mechanic found here:





The replacement parts are aluminum with teflon coating he said. fork and ring were both plastic. Fork jumped ring and case was stuck in 4WD.

plastic forks and they still couldn't make money???


I hope ford didn't use any of these transfer cases.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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I think I rather have an AMC SX-4.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 10:33 AM
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well....in fairness, how many h3 owners do you think actually use the 4wd? i wouldnt think many....

Also i remember tearing down a few 4.9ls that had compressed cardboard timing gears.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Yup, those gears were basically compressed cardboard soaked in epoxy.

The Mustang T5 transmission also had plastic shift fork pads and syncros made out of paper...
 
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Old May 1, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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May I ask the burning question here? Exactly how many people are really all that astounded by this revelation? Personally, I wouldn't have been surprised to discover that there was NO shift fork AT ALL because (as someone already mentioned) what H3 owner would ever actually USE it?
 
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