Topic: TC with new input gear and old counter shaft gear.

[hamish_18]

Hi All,

I was searching around, and couldn't find much about my question..

But I am starting to build a dual transfer case setup for my 4runner, and will be getting the 23 spline input shaft for it. But I am a little weary with putting the new input shaft gear with the already well used counter-shaft gear? It just seems to me that this could be bad for the 2 gears? I don't know maybe I am thinking about it to much.

Please let me know if you guys have had those concerns, and have or haven't had problems from it?

Thanks!

[Cyberman]

I just put a new input 23 spline shaft in an old tcase, no worries.  But, I'm sure someone will take your money, if you want to buy a new 2.28 gear set.

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[hamish_18 [OP]]

I guess the new one will just wear in with the old gear? I just look at it like ring and pinion gearsets. I would never put a used pinion gear with a new ring gear. To me you're just asking for trouble. But these gears are not the same type, so I didn't know if the same applied.

btw I know what you are referencing in your response, and I didn't even know they had those until after I pulled my reduction housing out, and saw a chipped tooth on one of the countershaft gears.
Thing is I can get another TC for 40 bucks tonight and just use it's countershaft with the 23-spline input.

Another thing is I don't see many failures posted between the input shaft gear and countershaft gear, so I assume this isn't an issue for many.

Can anybody out there that has ran a 23 spline input for awhile now comment?

Thanks,
Chris