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Hey, thought I'd throw it out there and see if anyone has a stuffed transfer case and would be willing to part with the rear cover off it.
I've managed to strip the thread out of drain bung on mine (much to the amusement of my helpful club mates ) and it doesn't seem like M18x1.5 helicoils are easy to find.

The trasnfer case if a fulltime 4wd one(HF2A).

Cheers

Dan

If yah going to all that trouble to swap it out, just remove the old one and get the hole welded and re tapped?
The other option is to open it up and put in a threaded plug....Then tap the new plug...(just a really fat helicoil )

Where abouts are you? What year is the 80?

wjw wrote:Where abouts are you? What year is the 80?

I'm up in Tauranga . It's a 1990.

Your 80 is certainly coming along. On another topic, I wanted to pick your brain about the merits adding a third battery since you added a second one to your prado. Do you reckon the standard dual battery system is sufficient to power a fridge, compressor and invertor or would a third battery with an isolator bay the way to go?

kbushnz wrote:If yah going to all that trouble to swap it out, just remove the old one and get the hole welded and re tapped?
The other option is to open it up and put in a threaded plug....Then tap the new plug...(just a really fat helicoil )

Yeah, just seeing if someone had one lying around but they might be good options if nothing else turns up. I have to take it off anyway to replace the rear seal that's starting to go. Annoying that 80's don't have the nut in the middle like early cruisers.

Danjr wrote:

wjw wrote:Where abouts are you? What year is the 80?

I'm up in Tauranga . It's a 1990.

Your 80 is certainly coming along. On another topic, I wanted to pick your brain about the merits adding a third battery since you added a second one to your prado. Do you reckon the standard dual battery system is sufficient to power a fridge, compressor and invertor or would a third battery with an isolator bay the way to go?

Bugger, I have a TC off a late model one on the bench I would think welding a plug in the hole and re-drilling/tapping would be the way to go if the covers not easy to find.

As it's 24V start I would think it would be ok. Best thing to do would be to work out how much draw there will be when the engine isn't running and do some maths to see how long the batteries would last before they get too low to start.

The other day the boys left all the interior lights on and it still started 18 hours later. Was quite surprised by that, the benefits of a 24v start

However if I was planning on using the winch AND all that other stuff, then I might add an auxillary battery. I'd probably sink it into the floor pan in the back, plenty of space to make a battery box there.

wjw wrote:

Danjr wrote:

wjw wrote:Where abouts are you? What year is the 80?

I'm up in Tauranga . It's a 1990.

Your 80 is certainly coming along. On another topic, I wanted to pick your brain about the merits adding a third battery since you added a second one to your prado. Do you reckon the standard dual battery system is sufficient to power a fridge, compressor and invertor or would a third battery with an isolator bay the way to go?

Bugger, I have a TC off a late model one on the bench I would think welding a plug in the hole and re-drilling/tapping would be the way to go if the covers not easy to find.

As it's 24V start I would think it would be ok. Best thing to do would be to work out how much draw there will be when the engine isn't running and do some maths to see how long the batteries would last before they get too low to start.

The other day the boys left all the interior lights on and it still started 18 hours later. Was quite surprised by that, the benefits of a 24v start

However if I was planning on using the winch AND all that other stuff, then I might add an auxillary battery. I'd probably sink it into the floor pan in the back, plenty of space to make a battery box there.

Looks like a helicoil has turned up so it's getting done tomorrow. Been kacking it a bit lately having to drive around with bung thread taped in - scary! Yeah, will see how I go with the batteries. I've got access to some slightly used ones for the price of a box but I guess the first step is to get a couple of good ones for starting it and seeing how they go.

If you can get some good ones for cheap I wouldn't rush then, because do to it properly, you'll need a decent switch and solenoid & Cable, thats $200 minimum..

Danjr wrote:

kbushnz wrote:If yah going to all that trouble to swap it out, just remove the old one and get the hole welded and re tapped?
The other option is to open it up and put in a threaded plug....Then tap the new plug...(just a really fat helicoil )

Yeah, just seeing if someone had one lying around but they might be good options if nothing else turns up. I have to take it off anyway to replace the rear seal that's starting to go. Annoying that 80's don't have the nut in the middle like early cruisers.

dunno about the middle nut
the nut in my truck generally sits behind the wheel