Re: [ihc] Tcases 201, 202, 205

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 10:34 AM 8/6/04, Joel M Brodsky wrote:
>Okay Smartypants!
>Now, how do I tell the difference?
>I know the shift pattern in the 205 is the same as the 20/300, front to
>back: 4L-N-2H-4H.
>I thought I remember the way to tell a 205 from the others is the 3-bolt
>cover on the intermediate shaft
>between the large round cover and the output shaft?  So the earlier trucks
>that had a great big
>transfercase, are those just as good or what?  If a friend is trying to
>convert a 2wd to 4wd would one be better than another?
>
>Thanks!
>
>JoelB

205's have a six bolt PTO cover. 201's and 202's have a ten bolt PTO cover.

201's have an IRON cover/retainer for the REAR bearing on the FRONT output
shaft (and a ball bearing there), NOT that big aluminium disk with a needle
bearin in the middle of it.

201 shift pattern is 2H--4H--N-----4L.

Greg
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>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:12:28 -0700
>From: "Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@domain.elided>
>Subject: [ihc] RE: IH T-case chronologizing
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>>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:46:19 -0700
>>From: Joel M Brodsky <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
>>Subject: [ihc] Tcases in PU/TAs?
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>>My friend has a 69/70 D series Travelall and the shift pattern is
>different
>>than my two other 74 and 75 Travelalls with NP205s, so is his Tcase a
>>different unit divorced behind his BW auto trans than my 4spd/727 TAs with
>>NP205s?  Also, I remember seeing NP205s in the earlier trucks, so did IH
>>use some other tcase for a few years or what?
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>'55 'til the early '60's - NP201
>Early '60's 'til '70-ish - NP202
>After that - NP205