Darren
New Member
Hey guys,
Well after taking a few years off I am back working on the Bronco.
I have a little dilemma with the 3550 I got from the "Pick n Pull" few weeks ago.
When I found it at the yard I checked the shifting and everything seemed fine, and after I got it out of the Liberty I gave the input shaft a few 1/4 spins and again no problem.
So yesterday I pulled the bell housing off, and removed the drain plug that they punched out to drain the oil and started playing with it a little more. That's when I noticed that I can turn the input shaft and then it locks up at one spot, and I can turn it the opposite direction and it locks up in almost the same spot.
So I am assuming (I know... ass out of U & me) that when they punched out the drain plug the magnet from the plug stuck to a gear and is stopping me from turning it a full rotation.
I did shine a flashlight in the plug hole and I didn't see any damage to the gears nor did I see a magnet.
Does anyone have any ideas that doesn't include taking the case apart?
Well after taking a few years off I am back working on the Bronco.
I have a little dilemma with the 3550 I got from the "Pick n Pull" few weeks ago.
When I found it at the yard I checked the shifting and everything seemed fine, and after I got it out of the Liberty I gave the input shaft a few 1/4 spins and again no problem.
So yesterday I pulled the bell housing off, and removed the drain plug that they punched out to drain the oil and started playing with it a little more. That's when I noticed that I can turn the input shaft and then it locks up at one spot, and I can turn it the opposite direction and it locks up in almost the same spot.
So I am assuming (I know... ass out of U & me) that when they punched out the drain plug the magnet from the plug stuck to a gear and is stopping me from turning it a full rotation.
I did shine a flashlight in the plug hole and I didn't see any damage to the gears nor did I see a magnet.
Does anyone have any ideas that doesn't include taking the case apart?