Post by kb5xg on Feb 4, 2008 20:03:23 GMT -5
I have a 2006 Unlimited Automatic transmission (LJ).
Generation-right Transmission Pan Skid.
When I had my teraflex lift installed it came with a couple of billet spacers to space down the transmission oil pan skid. It lowered it even lower than the transfer case skid. This lowering was to keep the driveshaft off of the skid when the front was disconnected.
Here is a picture of the stock skid in place. The other skid in the photo is an Nth Degree Mobility oil pan skid. Notice how the oil pan skid is 3 or 4 inches higher than the transmission pan skid.
I removed the stock transmission pan skid and placed the gen-right skid up and using the holes on the Nth Degree skid for the manual transmission
In this picture of the rear of the Nth Degree Oil Pan Skid, you can see the holes in the skid used when bolting to the bell housing of a manual transmission. Using these holes, the gen-right bolts up nicely to the Nth Degree skid. Install complete.
Possible problems:
1. The Gen-right skid is only 12 inches wide, the stock skid is 14.5 inches. About 2 inches of the transmission oil pan is left unprotected on the passenger side.
2. The Gen right skid is about 3/4 inch short and does not reach the stock transfer case skid. This would allow a rock hitting the skid to bash the skid into the bottom of the transmission oil pan.
Possible solutions:
I removed the Gen-right skid and took it to a welder friend(High School Vo-Ag teacher). He had a couple of students modify the Gen-right skid. He welded a piece of 3/8 steel plate 3 inches wide and 11 inches long to the passenger side (right side) of the skid to cover the transmission oil pan. He cut the bend at the rear of the skid off and added more of the plate steel (3 inch wide strip to the end of the skid allowing it to reach the stock transfer case skid. I rebolted the front to the nth degree oil pan skid, then measured so that I could drill hole to bolt the rear of the transmission oil pan skid to the transfer case skid. This was done and bolted up solid. After bolting it solid I noticed a strong vibration which I believe was transmitted through the oil pan skid which bolts to the moter to the transmission oil pan skid, to the transfer case skid. I unbolted the transmission oil pan skid from the transfer case skid, placed two rubber bushings, one on each side on the bolts between the transfer case skid and transmission oil pan skid and the vibration has disappeared. I am now good to go with much more clearance than when I started.
Generation-right Transmission Pan Skid.
When I had my teraflex lift installed it came with a couple of billet spacers to space down the transmission oil pan skid. It lowered it even lower than the transfer case skid. This lowering was to keep the driveshaft off of the skid when the front was disconnected.
Here is a picture of the stock skid in place. The other skid in the photo is an Nth Degree Mobility oil pan skid. Notice how the oil pan skid is 3 or 4 inches higher than the transmission pan skid.
I removed the stock transmission pan skid and placed the gen-right skid up and using the holes on the Nth Degree skid for the manual transmission
In this picture of the rear of the Nth Degree Oil Pan Skid, you can see the holes in the skid used when bolting to the bell housing of a manual transmission. Using these holes, the gen-right bolts up nicely to the Nth Degree skid. Install complete.
Possible problems:
1. The Gen-right skid is only 12 inches wide, the stock skid is 14.5 inches. About 2 inches of the transmission oil pan is left unprotected on the passenger side.
2. The Gen right skid is about 3/4 inch short and does not reach the stock transfer case skid. This would allow a rock hitting the skid to bash the skid into the bottom of the transmission oil pan.
Possible solutions:
I removed the Gen-right skid and took it to a welder friend(High School Vo-Ag teacher). He had a couple of students modify the Gen-right skid. He welded a piece of 3/8 steel plate 3 inches wide and 11 inches long to the passenger side (right side) of the skid to cover the transmission oil pan. He cut the bend at the rear of the skid off and added more of the plate steel (3 inch wide strip to the end of the skid allowing it to reach the stock transfer case skid. I rebolted the front to the nth degree oil pan skid, then measured so that I could drill hole to bolt the rear of the transmission oil pan skid to the transfer case skid. This was done and bolted up solid. After bolting it solid I noticed a strong vibration which I believe was transmitted through the oil pan skid which bolts to the moter to the transmission oil pan skid, to the transfer case skid. I unbolted the transmission oil pan skid from the transfer case skid, placed two rubber bushings, one on each side on the bolts between the transfer case skid and transmission oil pan skid and the vibration has disappeared. I am now good to go with much more clearance than when I started.