[McGrew]

Hi Folks,

I read on this forum some time ago where someone modified a viscous coupler from a NP249 by cutting it apart and putting it back in the TC. From what I remember, this modification left you with 2 hi and 4 hi. I have searched the archives but cannot come up with that particular post. If someone remembers this post, can you help me find it? I have a VC in bad need of r&r, but haven't got the $700 for a new one . . . TIA

McGrew

 

[McGrew]

Thanks for all the responses! gsh: My GC is a 95, am I to assume that it is the early model? Let me make sure I have got this right . . . If I drain the VC, I will still have 4 hi and lo, but without any lock from front to rear? If this is the case, it seems like a good trade-off, as the vc is getting worse, and I have not hit the lotto yet . . .

Also, how do you feel about the modification that was made by removing the outer housing of the VC? What are the pro's and con's of this mod versus simply draining the VC?

 

[McGrew]

HI Scott,

Thanks for all the information. I crawled under the Jeep last night and got some info off the tag on the TC. The tag says New Process Gear, Model 249, assembly #5209-8532, and the serial number looks suspiciously like a date: 718942 7-18-94 2. Under the serial number is Ratio: 272. The tag inside the door jamb says the Jeep was manufactured 9-94, so the dates of the TC and the assembly dates seem to jive, so this must be an early 95.

If draining the VC and cutting it apart do the same thing, I would be foolish to go to the extra trouble of cutting it. When I drain it, should I attempt to flush it out with anything??