Transfer Case Question...

[Joopin]

NP231 on my 91 YJ...
I was wheelin yesterday and I had to pull a guy out again. In doing so I broke my front shafts U joint on the T case end. When the shaft was floppin around in there it knocked off the linkage that goes from the T-case shifter to the T-case.
It looks like the two ends just pop back in the holes, maybe held with a pin of some kind on the other side. You definately have to force it into the hole.

I was wondering if I can just use the one that popped out again or do these linkage ends go bad so they pop out easier. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Joop

 

[White]

they are hard to get in. I use channel locks to press them together. Good time to lube them up.
No pins.
I would say if it took a floping driveshaft to get them out, they might still be ok to use. Just see how hard they are to get back together.

 

[Joopin]

Thanks White, I'll try to pop it back in after work. I know somebody has channel locks around here...

 

[bryanjeep]

Yeah I had to use some force to get them back in. I think I used channel locks too.