Tranny / tcase problem

[DirtyLarry]

Originally Posted by 1malo68

I'm confused! what is it that causes the torque bracket to put more stress on the tailhousing. The only thing I can think of is if you had a broken motor mount or something. Please help me understand this. Frame flex?

Torsional stress. The engine naturally wants to lift up and twist when under load (even with good engine mounts) then you have the tcase tied to the frame on the passenger’s side. Something in between is going to eventually break. GM later tied the aluminum transfercases (and some 205s) to the bellhousing by way of a long strut rod instead of tying it to the frame, which is fine. Bolting the transfercase to the frame was a bad idea.