Soylent_Green
06-08-2004, 06:57 PM
UGGGG!!!
Well, I was taking a look at the underside of my bronco to see the total extent of my exaust damage from dresser, and I found some extra carnage that I was not previously aware of.
The large skidplate under the T-Case is bent upward. Probably about a six inch vertical bow over the width.
Also, directly in front of said skidplate, is the trans. crossmember. The front of which is bent down and back about two inches. It didn't break the trans. mount, but it did stretch it enough to shift the whole engine/trans./T-case slightly.
This explains why my fan misterously decided to start hitting the shroud halfway through the trail at dresser.
Oh well. I've got a big piece of 3/8 steel that I can fashon into a new skidplate, (much stronge also) and the trans. crossmember I can pull off of any ford truck pretty much from 80' to 96'
#-o
Well, I was taking a look at the underside of my bronco to see the total extent of my exaust damage from dresser, and I found some extra carnage that I was not previously aware of.
The large skidplate under the T-Case is bent upward. Probably about a six inch vertical bow over the width.
Also, directly in front of said skidplate, is the trans. crossmember. The front of which is bent down and back about two inches. It didn't break the trans. mount, but it did stretch it enough to shift the whole engine/trans./T-case slightly.
This explains why my fan misterously decided to start hitting the shroud halfway through the trail at dresser.
Oh well. I've got a big piece of 3/8 steel that I can fashon into a new skidplate, (much stronge also) and the trans. crossmember I can pull off of any ford truck pretty much from 80' to 96'
#-o
