transfercase snapring upgrade kit?-chain

[trucknut]

Does anyone know the name of the company that makes an upgrade kit for the rear snapring in a 98 2500. I'am going to change out the transfer case chain and need to know if there are higher quaility chains available.



Thanks Tim

 

[kentdiesel]

Here is a link to the snap ring upgrade.



http://www.drivetrain.com/gillies/Tcasesaver.html

 

[Texas Diesel]

Might want to read this: http://www.atra-gears.com/gears/sep01/taming.html



Seems like a good fix to use the BorgWarner snap rings, this guy knows his stuff.



"A very common failure of this unit is the snap ring that retains the main shaft to the rear case bearing. When the snap ring breaks or pops off due to thrust loads, it permits the shaft to move forward. This, in turn, moves the shaft journal out of the oil pump seal area causing a loss of pressurized lube. The shaft and the gears in figure 14 have obvious metal transfer from lack of lubrication and must be replaced. Shown at the right is the stock snap ring which is of the open end type. Any time you rebuild one of these units discard the factory snap ring and replace it with a circlip, which is shown nearer the gear in figure 14. This circlip is from the Borg Warner 1356 transfer case and is readily available. The "eyelet" type of snap ring we recommended is capable of handling much greater thrust loads and has proven to solve this problem. "