Mike, check with the dealer on your '93 t-case. I remember a fellow here
with a 4x4 '93 that had some serious problems getting his replaced.
It was something about different t-cases used during '93
Bill Day
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Maskalans" <dml@tepidcola.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 8:08 AM
Subject: DML: t-case selection.....
>
>
> On Dec 24, 2003, at 10:59 PM, Russell Yee wrote:
>
> > Good to hear that you made it home OK, Mike. If you need help
> > rebuilding or finding a new 231, let me know.
>
> Thanks, Russ.
>
> I'm waiting around for places to open, than I'm going to see what I can
> find locally. assuming anyone in auto parts isn't taking a 5 day
> weekend (I sure would!), of course.
>
> A guy (Buck) at dodgedakotas.com from Cedar Rapids, IA is offering me a
> freshly rebuilt unit for $400, which seems maybe too good to be
> true.... It's apparently got 500 miles on it off a complete rebuild by
> Cedar Rapids Transmission, and is out of a '90 Dakota. That would mean
> v6, but would it mean wrong input spline size/count?
>
> As for what I can find about putting in a fulltime 'case, I'm a bit
> confused: according to Tenafly, there are a half dozen different
> transfer cases for a '98 Dakota: 2.5, 3.9, 5.2/5.9, 5.2/5.9 - manual
> trans, 5.2/5.9 - automatic. for a '98 Durango, there are two: NV231 &
> NV242.
>
> The D's 231 price doesn't match with anything for the Dakota.... but
> clearly there's some odd things going with the Dakota selection, and
> the site says as much, saying the Dakota's t-case "Parts & Prices [are]
> For Estimating Only."
>
> and the bottom line for these new parts is $1022 (list 1460) for the
> dakota v8 - automatic part, and $980 (list 1400) for the Durango
> fulltime part ($822/ 1175 for the D 231).
>
> so does anyone really know anything about the 231 versus 242? Since
> they're available in the same vehicles, I'd expect them to be pretty
> interchangeable as far as linkage position, bolt pattern and size go,
> and that I'd only have to worry about a possible change in driveshaft
> lengths. what about the interchangeability of a '90 Dakota's 'case?
>
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