D1 Dif knob removal??

[kcabpilot]

I'm installing a D1 shifter in my D2 to enable the CDL but can't figure out how to get the knob off so I can get it through my modified swash plate and put a new boot on it. It just turns but doesn't unscrew like the D2 knob. I've tried pulling it straight off but it don't seem to want to budge.

 

[robertf]

keep turning. it unthreads

 

[speeddr2000]

Turn and pull up at the same time.

 

[discostew]

I wonder if its loose from the threaded insert. I guess if that the case cut it in half and get a new one. I know You said you had a new custom boot,if you got a knob also start hacking. Maybe you could clamp down on the base of it with a big pair of vise grips to get the threaded insert moving.

 

[discostew]

Are you talking about the trans shifter?

 

[kcabpilot]

No I'm talking about the center differential HI-LO-LOCK lever (the small one)

Okay - I've spun and spun and spun it so must be loose from the insert. I'll try some things, so long as I know it's threaded on there I'll figure out something.

thanks

 

[ukoffroad]

Thread off counter clockwise.

 

[discostew]

Thread off counter clockwise.

Righty Tighty... Lefty Loosy

 

[discostew]

No I'm talking about the center differential HI-LO-LOCK lever (the small one)

Okay - I've spun and spun and spun it so must be loose from the insert. I'll try some things, so long as I know it's threaded on there I'll figure out something.

thanks

If you have to cut it its not a big deal. You could get another cheap.

 

[kcabpilot]

Well if it's a threaded insert I think I'll try drill a small hole near the base to put a pin in, maybe it'll catch. If that doesn't work I'll just cut it off and use the one off my original. It's not like I'm gonna forget how to engage it without instructions.

So while I'm at it I have a D1 gaiter seal. Any tips on how to make a nice modified watertight seal on the D2?

 

[fishEH]

Turn and pull up at the same time.

This. I would be very surprised if something were stripped.

 

[discostew]

This. I would be very surprised if something were stripped.

I kind of agree. Never seen it before. But the man knows how to get the one off. I don't think he became stupid in between diff knobs.

 

[kcabpilot]

I got it off but yes, something weird going on there. I didn't spend much time trying to figure it out but it sounds like the insert is just rattling around inside the knob.

Anyway now for dumb question #2: when I hook up the lock lever does the pointy end of the teardrop shaped tab that goes on the nipple point forward or aft? I Googled it and see pictures of it both ways. Seems also like it would work either way but in one case you'd shift the lever left and the other right. My understanding is that the nipple needs to turn clockwise 45 deg and the symbols on the D1 knob seem to indicate you shift it left.

 

[discostew]

left is locked. Before you put it all the way together make sure you like the shifter position in low range and high . That part of the shifter gets off a tooth and low range will be up against the opening

 

[K-rover]

This is in the unlocked position. turning it to the right will be locked.

 

[discostew]

Ya I was thinking the shifter gets pulled left to lock it. Sorry I should have been more clear. Before you install the whole thing I would take the end cap that the shaft rides in off and clean any rust out of it. Polish the end of the shaft with emery cloth too. I'm talking about the cap that held onto the shifter with 2 screws. That"s what always gets bound up and seized. And grease the shit out of it.

 

[K-rover]

Ya I was thinking the shifter gets pulled left to lock it. Sorry I should have been more clear. Before you install the whole thing I would take the end cap that the shaft rides in off and clean any rust out of it. Polish the end of the shaft with emery cloth too. I'm talking about the cap that held onto the shifter with 2 screws. That"s what always gets bound up and seized. And grease the shit out of it.

You were right the first time. Pulling the lever in the cab to the left moves the spigot in the picture to the right and locks the diff.

 

[kcabpilot]

Okay I saw that picture but then I saw this picture which appears to be the opposite.

and this picture where the lever is to the right side

Maybe I'm just not used to it and leaning to the right is unlocked whereas pretty much straight up and down (to the left) is locked. I'm used to the D2 lever being straight up and down but of course not locked. I have mine connected with the pointed end of the actuating tab forward as in the picture in the previous post. So moving the lever to the left rotates the spigot clockwise as viewed from above. So I guess that's the right way.

 

[WaltNYC]

Check out this vid...
https://youtu.be/zZ8H17B5lyE

And this one starting around the 3 min mark. Looks as if the teardop tab should be forward of the main body of the CDL.
https://youtu.be/1QFS5fO3bCc

 

[kcabpilot]

Okay all connected. The HI-LO shift works wonderfully, much better feeling than the cable but I'm not sure about the lock. The lever moves left and right but I don't feel any positive feedback. Also do not get a dif lock light. I'm thinking I need to get out of the driveway and test it on the road before I button everything up. From what I've read I might need to drive a ways before it engages or disengages and I should get a dif lock light (I have the sensor and wiring) and once locked if I start the engine with it in that state I should get the Three Amigos unless I cut the blue wire to the ECU.

Is that right?