Re: Blown Timing Gears, Assistance!

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Joel Brodsky wrote:

> about 100 miles from home (30 miles out of Phoenix) My timing gears decided
> to scatter, and left me stranded on the side 'o' the road.  I got them
> out, after thinking I had broken the crank, and it looks like I need
> the timing gear set for a 392, in addition to the water pump, o-rings for 

OK, so *how* do you scatter timing gears?  I remember reading on TechTalk 
a few weeks ago about someone else losing their timing gears... what's 
up?  I thought timing *gears* were all but indestructible.. particularly 
compared to "lesser" vehicle's chain systems..

> The scout is waiting for the tranny to transfer gasket if anyone can
> help with that too, it'd be great.  Thanks a million.

Joel,

I got a full transfer case gasket kit from a place called Idaho 
Transmission.. under $20 for the complete set (this includes the shifter 
seals, transfer case "pan" seal, etc).. not sure where my contact 
information ran off to..

I recally that Hicks 4x4 in California sells a lot of Dana 20 parts as 
well.. John Landry purchased a complete Dana 20 kit from them.

Others have reported good results just using RTV.  My Scout's transfer 
case currently sports an RTV gasket.. heck, I used some Permatex to hold 
the broken fragments of transfer case in place for my 120 mile limp home 
a month ago.. (I've since put a spare 'case in, using Permatex for the 
gasket).

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout
'77 Scout II - 304/T19/D20/4.09-44s/Tracklok/Lockright/4"lift/33s