"Beater" the expedition Scout

[Desert Scout]

Now that winter is here a few things needed fixin. First up was the leaky exhaust system. A little cut and splice along with a new flange gasket, and adding another hanger later. It's amazing how much quieter it is now, I still get a wiff now and then but I still have some holes to fix. The stock heater seems to work pretty good but I need to add the heat valve and control cable to be able to shut the water off and on from inside the cab. The windshield hinge leaks like a sieve in the rain and I haven't got to it yet. The reactions that I get while driving it are priceless.

[Big Ed]

Good to hear from you. Yeah we got to keep up with all that stuff, I have a similar list.

[Desert Scout]

It has always "marked" its spot, but has been a bit excessive lately. It turns out that my Tcase has alot of slop in the yokes. I was hoping to do a reseal but it really should get rebuilt. So I will be pulling the trans/Tcase out of my 64 which is nice and tight and has minimal leakage and throw them in to keep him a DD. My intent is to rebuild the combo and put them back in this summer.

Oh Boy!!

[Big Ed]

Rebuilding yourself?

[Desert Scout]

Rebuilding yourself?

Yeah, have access to a full machine shop if I need it.

[Big Ed]

Cool.

[Desert Scout]

I got home early yesterday and started prepping the 64 to pull the trans/Tcase to go in Beater. Pulled the top cover on the T90 and the inside looks to be in pretty good condition, full of oil and no chipped teeth are evident.

Since I don't have a hoist at home it has to come out the bottom and I have to lift the Scout high enough to drag them out from under it, so the shift levers have to come off. I wanted to keep anything from getting inside the trans so I made an ABS plate to bolt in place of the shift tower to keep it sealed up during the job. Other than draining fluids and pulling the front driveshaft out, it's ready to pull.

[Big Ed]

It's common to pull those out the top with your hands, that's what I used to do. They're not that heavy.

[Desert Scout]

It's common to pull those out the top with your hands, that's what I used to do. They're not that heavy.

I used to do that too, but my body ain't gunna let that happen now

[Big Ed]

Maybe if you separate them first? But yeah, I don't lift as much as I used to either. I remember weighing a Dana 20 at 79 lbs, I think the Dana 18 is a little lighter.