Among the many dents, dings and deformed pieces that made up the Calamity of Jane, her transfer case skid plate was certainly one and one that was given no mercy over the years. In some ways, it was so misshapen that parts of it almost looked as though it were made that way from the factory. Needless to say, pulling the skid to straighten it out and the cross member and clean things up while I was there had been on my to do list for quite some time.
Here are a couple of shots of what it looked like on the day we brought her home.
Here's a shot of the nasty grime encrusted transfer case after pulling the skid.
Between what was on the transfer case and on top of the skid, I think I scraped off about of 2 lbs. of crud!
Too thick to be hammered out, I had to spend some creative time behind the shop press to straighten things out but I think it came out okay. Here's what it looks like now after being cleaned up and hit up with some frame paint.
Here are a couple of shots of what it looked like on the day we brought her home.
Here's a shot of the nasty grime encrusted transfer case after pulling the skid.
Between what was on the transfer case and on top of the skid, I think I scraped off about of 2 lbs. of crud!
Too thick to be hammered out, I had to spend some creative time behind the shop press to straighten things out but I think it came out okay. Here's what it looks like now after being cleaned up and hit up with some frame paint.
