Well, I just felt sorry for the guy. If he broke it out of being foolish it would be one thing but another shop didn't do a previous repair correctly, it really wasn't his fault. Felt bad enough for him as the rest of the repairs were fairly pricey that we could at least repair something that could be returned to service with a little machining. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Jamie, this was one of my earlier ones. I just felt bad for the guy and hoped we could save him a bit od money as the previous shop pretty much washed their hands of him.
Thanks Gary, glad you like the projects here. I agree with you, spinning this on a rotary table would have been ideal, but I didn't yet have one at this point.
What happened was that the transfer case retaining nuts came loose and allowed movement between the transmission and transfer case. The wear between them made the surface of the extension housing uneven. By machining this surface true again it made the part usable again. We were mostly trying to save the customer a bit of money as his bill was already pretty stiff. Thanks for coming by!
Yeah, it has its limitations for sure, but it's what I have. If staying with light cuts and making sure the head is tight it does a reasonable job. Got a few other smaller bits of gear needed first but then it's on to saving for a knee mill. Just thankful to have machines to play with at all, as I had to wait a number of years for my own shop!
