Replacing the Model 18 Intermediate Shaft

yes sir!
i took it for a drive after work and got her up to 45.
no terrible whining noises.:tea::stout::driving:atriot::monkeys:
but my right tail light dont work now.
i betcha it's the one wire that goes to em both.

 

that's awesome Bill glad you got the slug back on the road. I think the t case rebuild is going to be my next move!

 

this is the best advice i can give anybody that doesnt know dookie about cars but wants to rebuild one.
invest in a camera
and take pics of every single thing you do
every step of the way.
trust me.
you WONT remember how stuff goes back on!

this dana/spicer rebuild was the one time i didnt take pics.
it cost me 80 bucks to hire a guy to align the shifter forks.
1 pic would have saved me that money.

 

yep
if anybody ever asks me about the dana18
i will tell em to buy a camera!

 

nice guy too.
BTW he dug my hotrod......

 

update
during the reassembly i used the right stuff on everything that used a gasket.
i also thoroughly cleaned the surfaces that surround the intermediate shaft with brake cleaner.
and used the right stuff in a patch about 3" in diameter over and around those areas.
after about 300 miles i got under there yesterday.
that transfer case is bone dry.
not even a hint of a leak!

 

i have had so many failures
that i take what i can get for shining moments...