Bobcat698

Rear driveshaft is 1 piece, 4.095 tubing by .180" thick.
1480 U-joints on both sides.

Front driveshaft is 3" tube with slip yoke, 1410 on the yoke, CV on the tcase end.

Mcmopar

Where did you buy the t-case??

gmctd

Good pics - thanks.

Now, for the really difficult part - screwing up the courage to drop that big 5600, break it down, re-install the 4wd output shaft, and go back up and in with it.

Well - that, and notching the frame for clearance.

Good job, man.

joefarmer

Thanks for the pics, I'm impressed! I'm sure my 241DLD will have it's share of carnage in the coming months, it's good to know that a 271 fits.

bnraodn.

Mcmopar

Is the input shaft spline the same between the two cases? Why does the drive shaft have that big "flywheel" on it?

Bobcat698

I contacted Charles, the guy listed in this ad:
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/c...uery=retrieval

Bobcat698

That "flywheel" is part of the slip yoke, the Dodge part.

The input splines for the 47 & 48RE are the same shaft splines. Not sure for the manuals. I know you can get a NV4500 bolted up as well, but its different than the 47RE.

Mcmopar

Will the Ford 271's fit our Dodge applications too? What year Dodges have these?? I thought we used the 241's?

Bobcat698

Don't think the Ford 271's will work.

94-02 Dodge use either a 241DLD (light duty) or a 241 DHD (heavy duty)

2003+ Dodges use the 271 (manual shift) and the 273 (electric shift)

Mcmopar

So the Dodge manual shift unit is what you picked up. And since the 48 and 47 have the same output shaft---no problem! So to rehash you shortened the rear shaft? What about the front one? Did you completely remove the funky vacuum connector and all the lines that went to the top of the 241? What did you have to do to the shift lever? Is the shift pattern different? You made some mention of a Ford shifter or???

Bobcat698

The rear shaft I imagine would have to be shortened, and the front shaft lengthened.
I redid both driveshafts in my conversion, because they were twisted off.

The vacumn connector in the top of the 241 fit nicely in place of the electric actuator on the 271, so 4WD works just like stock.

I have a 98 so my shift linkage just had be be adjusted with the nut on the rod.. Its identical as far as range placement. I don't recall saying anything about a ford shifter.
94-97 guys have to remember that:
1. Your shift pattern is different, but its doable with some rigging
and
2. Your speed sensor is in your Tcase, you'll have to figure something out for the speedometer.. My speed sensor on my 98 is in the rear diff.

Mcmopar

[QUOTE=Bobcat698]I don't recall saying anything about a ford shifter.
[QUOTE]


Overactive grey matter I guess!!