New or reman transfer case

Dropping the truck off with the old timer on Wed. and he thanked me for the business. He assured me it will not make the noise when he is done and said he is going to prove all the other shops wrong. He believes he already knows what is wrong. I told him I want him to diagnose it before he does the transmission and he said he would never just do the job without doing that. He is pushing 80 so not moving fast. I told him he can have the truck for 3 or 4 weeks if he needs to. It is just sitting in my driveway now anyways. I wish I could have located him sooner.

smkettner wrote:
At least you saved some money ;)

On to the next step....

No kidding. I am not one to usually give up either, But in this instance I think it will be cheaper to pay him to figure it out. I like to work on my own vehicles, but there comes a time to just let someone else do it and this is that time.:)

At least you saved some money ;)

On to the next step....

All the mounts are good and all the alignment is good.I am glad I found the old timer I used before. He has moved a couple times and I had a hard time finding him.I am going to bring it to him and let him diagnose it. I admit defeat and I will just pay him. I don't want to crawl under the truck anymore right now either. The truck is in perfect condition and runs great so it will last awhile once it is fixed. It is still not the same as my 98 Chevy. That is at 371,000 miles now.

BenK wrote:

Sinbadman5024 wrote:
New trucks aren't all they are cracked up to be. Purchasing a new truck now is a second mortgage. I will stick with my old truck, fix/repair/rebuild what needs to be done and not have a huge payment every month. To replace the truck i have with a new one would be north of $70K. No Thanks. Get your's fixed and drive it.

$2100 isn't bad for a transmission rebuild. I had a recommended "builder" from a friend of mine do my trans. Well, it blew up 400 miles from home with less than 3k miles on it. I have it at a reputable shop and the parts alone right now are at $2k.

Good luck and hope you get it repaired.

X2...keep mine till either won't fix them anymore or the wheels fall off...haven't
had payment since around 1998...next truck will depend whether wish
to buy new or used...not whether can afford it or not...am old, but
been that way since my first new truck...that 1973 K5 bought in my 20's

How many times has this been taken apart...to still have that whine?

"Some" have half shafts and do NOT know how the OEM decides yes/no on
these GMT400's

Buddy in Arkansas had a Sub that the previous owner converted to a
single drive shaft. A mystery vibration creep up and he went in circles
similar to this OP...once he found out that the OEM had TWO different
cross members for the carrier bearing...he sold it

One of my designers had the same truck the OP has, but with a 6" lift
kit...with a 2" body lift to stuff in monster tires, IIRC 40's

He also had a carrier bearing and just over 30K miles (he bought it new)
a mystery vibration showed up.

He would NOT take out the lift kits and just kept changing the carrier
bearing mount (that rubber assembly) and lived with it till he sold it

Why asked the OP on his first post on this issue long ago. I suspect
alignment issues between the motor mounts, tranny mounts, transfer case
mounts and drive shaft(s)...

Sinbadman5024 wrote:
New trucks aren't all they are cracked up to be. Purchasing a new truck now is a second mortgage. I will stick with my old truck, fix/repair/rebuild what needs to be done and not have a huge payment every month. To replace the truck i have with a new one would be north of $70K. No Thanks. Get your's fixed and drive it.

$2100 isn't bad for a transmission rebuild. I had a recommended "builder" from a friend of mine do my trans. Well, it blew up 400 miles from home with less than 3k miles on it. I have it at a reputable shop and the parts alone right now are at $2k.

Good luck and hope you get it repaired.

X2...keep mine till either won't fix them anymore or the wheels fall off...haven't
had payment since around 1998...next truck will depend whether wish
to buy new or used...not whether can afford it or not...am old, but
been that way since my first new truck...that 1973 K5 bought in my 20's

How many times has this been taken apart...to still have that whine?

"Some" have half shafts and do NOT know how the OEM decides yes/no on
these GMT400's

Buddy in Arkansas had a Sub that the previous owner converted to a
single drive shaft. A mystery vibration creep up and he went in circles
similar to this OP...once he found out that the OEM had TWO different
cross members for the carrier bearing...he sold it

One of my designers had the same truck the OP has, but with a 6" lift
kit...with a 2" body lift to stuff in monster tires, IIRC 40's

He also had a carrier bearing and just over 30K miles (he bought it new)
a mystery vibration showed up.

He would NOT take out the lift kits and just kept changing the carrier
bearing mount (that rubber assembly) and lived with it till he sold it

Why asked the OP on his first post on this issue long ago. I suspect
alignment issues between the motor mounts, tranny mounts, transfer case
mounts and drive shaft(s)...

New trucks aren't all they are cracked up to be. Purchasing a new truck now is a second mortgage. I will stick with my old truck, fix/repair/rebuild what needs to be done and not have a huge payment every month. To replace the truck i have with a new one would be north of $70K. No Thanks. Get your's fixed and drive it.

$2100 isn't bad for a transmission rebuild. I had a recommended "builder" from a friend of mine do my trans. Well, it blew up 400 miles from home with less than 3k miles on it. I have it at a reputable shop and the parts alone right now are at $2k.

Good luck and hope you get it repaired.

Well the verdict is in. On the advice of six different transmission shops a transfer case was installed and the whine is still there. One still insists it is not the transmission, but there is nothing else it can be. I was able to locate an old timer who rebuilt a transmission for me years ago that got more miles on his work than the original. He told me he is getting old so it takes him longer, but if I am patient he will drive it to determine if it is for sure the transmission and if it is he will do the whole job for 2,100.00. That includes any possible upgrades and a shift kit. If I would have let any of the shops do what they wanted I would be in a lot deeper than I am now. I will now have a rebuilt transmission and transfer case instead of a lawn ornament. I wish I could afford a new truck.

Change the oil in the new one after a few hundred miles. That's my recommendation.

Thunderbolt wrote:
Magna powertrain is the old New Venture

... and New Venture was the old New Process.

oops, I'm dating myself

I bought the rebuilt one. They said they have never had one come back. If it works when I put it in then chances are it will be fine. Plus if something is wrong it is only ten minutes from home. If I ordered the one from Texas I would have to pay shipping if something is wrong.