[zjlockers]

How much should I expect to pay at LKQ ("pick your part") for a 242 transfer case ?

 

[jmanbball]

Check car-part.com for used parts. Should be able to use any 96-98 242 and some 4.0L 242's from 94-95.

 

[speedbrake]

At the two JYs I frequent, 4x4 tcases are currently $80 (+$25 core charge) and $89 ($20 core). Most JYs publish their u-pull prices online. Check their website.

 

[zjlockers]

Cheapest I am finding in Wichita KS is $200, according to car-parts.com

 

[PolkaPower]

150-250 is average


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[zjlockers]

Anyone know anyone within 1hour of Wichita, Kansas, who would be willing to do the 249to242 swap? (I don't really need to be lifting 90pound transfer cases right now.)

 

[zjlockers]

If you buy this linkage, do you still need to get the 242 shift-tab off the 242 case ? I ask because it looks like the Mountain Vista linkage has its own tab.

https://mountainvistafabrication.com/products/zj-242-231-transfer-case-shift-linkage

 

[PolkaPower]

If you buy this linkage, do you still need to get the 242 shift-tab off the 242 case ? I ask because it looks like the Mountain Vista linkage has its own tab.

https://mountainvistafabrication.com/products/zj-242-231-transfer-case-shift-linkage

It goes on like this.
No factory tab used.

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[zjlockers]

I would delete this post, but I don't know how.

 

[zjlockers]

Will an XJ 242 1984-86 shift-bezel fit ?

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[riiz]

No, you need one from another ZJ.

 

[zjlockers]

Sorry I keep coming up with more questions. For the 242 case that I find (96-98), will I have to cut/shorten my rear-drive-shaft to get the 242-case to work ? (Assume the 242 has the same rear yoke type as the 249.)

 

[riiz]

Yes the rear driveshaft will need to be shortened when going from 249 to 242.

 

[zjlockers]

Yes the rear driveshaft will need to be shortened when going from 249 to 242.

That will be the case irregardless of whether the 242 has the same rear yoke type as the 249 ? (Might be a dumb question; if so, sorry about that.)
And, I guess it costs around $100 to $200 to have the shaft cut-and-balanced ?
part-b to question: if I take-home the drive-shaft of the 242-jeep, then I can do a rear-drive-shaft-swap instead of cutting/balancing?
part-c to question: how much extra labor-cost does it cost to swap the drive-shaft as well (from the donor vehicle)?
Glancing at some numbers:
$200 for the t-case plus $xx for the bezel.
$30 gasoline to go pick up the t-case and get it home...
$60 for the linkage from Mountain Vista
$400 shop-labor for the t-case swapping work plus another $200 to cut-and-balance the old drive-shaft [guesstimation].
That totals to:
$890 + $xx (where xx is the bezel cost)

Comparing to replacing the viscous-coupler [VC]:
$386-shipped from Summit Racing (new coupler)
$YYY labor to swap the VC
If $YYY is about $500, the costs of the two approaches will be about the same.....................
And here I thought I was gonna get it all done for about $600 tops....

 

[zjlockers]

Just to check my terminology, this video's content is an INTERNAL slip yoke ? Or did I get the lingo backwards and it's actually external ?

 

[zjlockers]

And conversely, this would be an EXTERNAL slip yoke ?

https://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/xlarge/ado-23324217_qw_xl.jpg

 

[PolkaPower]

The d44a pinion is about an inch longer than a d35c and the 242 rear shaft is longer than the 249.
Having the shsft corrected is 100-150 average. Just depends on the area and shop. Mine was done same day for 150.
It would be a lot cheaper if you could get a couple of buddies to help. It's really not difficult at all.


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[yjsaabman]

I have to agree with Polka. Swapping a transfer case is a very simple process and can be done in an afternoon. The biggest PITA is the top nut or two holding the t-case to the trans.

 

[PolkaPower]

I have to agree with Polka. Swapping a transfer case is a very simple process and can be done in an afternoon. The biggest PITA is the top nut or two holding the t-case to the trans.

Yeah I made a shorty wrench for that one.
You probably don't have to if you lower everything but I was too lazy and cutting a wrench was easier

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[zjlockers]

Yeah I made a shorty wrench for that one.
You probably don't have to if you lower everything but I was too lazy and cutting a wrench was easier

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If the t-case didn't weigh like 120pounds, I would be doing it all myself.