transfer case brace????

hayden · Jul 31, 2012

Does anybody know if anyone makes a transfer case brace or support for a 01 superduty like they make for the d maxs??

Groomzybanshee · Jul 31, 2012

hayden · Jul 31, 2012

Why not? Just had an adapter break and took the trans housing out with it, not trying to go threw that again

CSIPSD · Jul 31, 2012

How the hell did you do that?

Groomzybanshee · Jul 31, 2012

The only time I've seen it was from loose bolts...

hayden · Jul 31, 2012

Thats a good question. Truck was fine then one day was driving down road and ka boom she went. Only thing we can figure was stress from towing, truck regularly tows around 10k everyday

CSIPSD · Jul 31, 2012

hayden said:
Thats a good question. Truck was fine then one day was driving down road and ka boom she went. Only thing we can figure was stress from towing, truck regularly tows around 10k everyday

I regularly tow from 10 to 18k... Never broke one. In any of my trucks...

Agree it sounds like loose bolts. I broke a drive line once that took out the T-case and the tranny case...

That was expensive.

hayden · Jul 31, 2012

None of the bolts were loose. U joints were good also

PSDSeven.3 · Jul 31, 2012

Sorry, but towing 10k regularly ain't gonna do it. If that is all it took then there wouldn't be a single 450 or 550 on the road. Are you sure the transfer case didn't lose its fluid and lock up?

CSIPSD · Jul 31, 2012

None the less. I have never seen a brace. One of those freak things...

hayden · Jul 31, 2012

Didnt say that was the cause. Towing through the city is a lot harder on something then highway towing. Transfer case is fine. Truck is fixed and everything is good. Just asking to see if there was anything out there thats all. Just trying to avoid it happening again.

Shaw · Aug 3, 2012

I thought I read about this on psn a couple years ago. I think it had something to do with the drive shaft, or the u-joints or something. I just don't remember what all it was.

hayden · Aug 4, 2012

Thats what we figured did it too but they all checked out fine. Guess its one of those freak things

Cat_rebel · Aug 4, 2012

Reminds me of the guy that claimed he broke 3 stock T cases with stage 2 splits & a superchips & needed a divorce mounted 203 to handle his power. But somehow Bean & dozens of others have made their stockers live behind 500hp+ sled pulling.

OSCS · Aug 4, 2012

Cat_rebel said:
Reminds me of the guy that claimed he broke 3 stock T cases with stage 2 splits & a superchips & needed a divorce mounted 203 to handle his power. But somehow Bean & dozens of others have made their stockers live behind 500hp+ sled pulling.

The guy isnt claiming to be making gobs of power and now needs some super support beam to hold his truck together.. give him a break hes just trying to find a solution to a problem he may or may not be having.

Cat_rebel · Aug 4, 2012

OSCS said:
how is this even remotely related? the guy isnt claiming to be making gobs of power and now needs some super support beam to hold his truck together.. give him a break hes just trying to find a solution to a problem he may or may not be having.

I'm going to bow out because once again I clearly have no clue what I'm talking about. Nor have I ever installed a Merchant T-case bracket on a Dmax.

& once again I'm ripping on the new guys calling them idiots.....

OSCS · Aug 4, 2012

Cat_rebel said:
I'm going to bow out because once again I clearly have no clue what I'm talking about. Nor have I ever installed a Merchant T-case bracket on a Dmax. & once again I'm ripping on the new guys calling them idiots.....

no one said you didnt know what you were talking about i just dont think the two instances are related. The dude isnt on a mucho trip about how his truck is so powerfull it blew up his T case.. just sayin

Cat_rebel · Aug 4, 2012

OSCS said:
no one said you didnt know what you were talking about i just dont think the two instances are related. The dude isnt on a mucho trip about how his truck is so powerfull it blew up his T case.. just sayin

I'm going to bow out since I am talking about apples to oranges.

Mad Max · Aug 4, 2012

OSCS said:
no one said you didnt know what you were talking about i just dont think the two instances are related. The dude isnt on a mucho trip about how his truck is so powerfull it blew up his T case.. just sayin

he wasnt referring to power, he was referring to weight, dude says he tows 10k, well sled trucks pull anywhere from 14k-50k depending on class..... alot of them run on stockers and have yet to break, so essentially he is saying you dont need a bracket.

OSCS · Aug 4, 2012

Mad Max said:
he wasnt referring to power, he was referring to weight, dude says he tows 10k, well sled trucks pull anywhere from 14k-50k depending on class..... alot of them run on stockers and have yet to break, so essentially he is saying you dont need a bracket.

touche