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> The transfer case has a high percentage of magnesium and is very prone to cracking.
I did not know that, my 1995 EAWD (e=extended not electric) made it to 180,000+ miles with no problems, including off road and through the fields. I worked at a MASS Ford dealer and never saw a broken transfer case. Though there were one or two people that needed the Dana 28 replaced because they never changed the fluid (or checked it).
Running 235s is impressive, I have bought these tires for my F-150 I am restoring, though I use to buy the 235s from treadwright instead with the kwedge grip, but, I guess they have given up on 15" tire support.
Tire Size | LT235/75R15 Retread Competition MT 6PLY | Tire Recappers
Great in town and country mud and snow. Provides excellent traction in all weather conditions. 4 or more ships free!www.tirerecappers.com
> I’m swapping the transfer case
Just swapping in a manual transfer case from a B2 or Ranger? Always wanted to do that with mine, especially after I nuked a front hub/axle and learned the only way to disable the AWD so you can actually drive it is to remove the fuse under the driver's seat.
That must’ve been nice to work at a ford dealership back in the day, I would’ve love to have seen a new Tempo on the show room floor, just for the hell of it. From what I’ve heard, the transfer case cracked from the 4.0ls torque, Ford later installed a support bar that connected to the back of the motor to try and mitigate the problem. But lack of maintenance wouldn’t be off the table, I know mine wasn’t maintained very well at all. Glad to hear that you had luck with that system, you can have mine once I swap everything over haha. I’ll be using one from a ranger, but if a b2 tcase pops up for a reasonable price I won’t pass it up. To be honest, I’m not sure if mine even kicks in or not, don’t really care.
