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Originally posted by BCTURBO
I am not sure of all the differences. The 6-speed transfer cases are cast iron and they may have a different gear ratio. You can not bolt a 6-speed t-case to a 5-speed transmission and vice versa. You can go to Jeff's site for pictures:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-awd2.htm
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There is nothing in Jeff's site I don't already know, but thanks.
For the sake of arguement, my definition of being the same was not that they can be interchanged. They also made 5 speed cast iron transfer cases which he does not show.
The reason they can't be interchanged is a spline issue. I am talking basic design here. Both cases function exactly the same in their design and this after all is what we are talking about. A design flaw. Just as the spline was changed from an 18 spline to a 25 spline because of a design flaw, the seals have now become an issue which pertain to all years, interchangeability aside.
Both will lock up if run dry simply because there is a design flaw. If you have upgraded to a 6 speed it should not make one iota bit of difference because the recall is for both. What year car they are in should not make a difference.
Mitsubishi markets both and they hold liability on both for design flaws.
Just as Firestone must atone for their design flaw even when maybe 75% of their tread has gone by the wayside, Mitsubishi must hold responsibility for a design flaw that can cause death in certain situations. Just going bad is not the issue. Losing control of the car due to a design flaw is,, and the dealers are being stupid to think otherwise.
Mitsubishi has publically admited to the fact of a design flaw and that opens them up to a myriad of lawsuits if a transfer case locks up causing sever injury after they refuse to service it under a mandated recall.
Plain and simple, the dealers themselves have taken it upon themselves to be judge, jury and exicutioner,,, it seems,, in what I have been reading and making it way too complicated.
Some get checks and replacements, while others don't with the same case. This doesn't make sense. Seems more of a case where if the dealer has good contacts and knows the right people they can get more for you.
This is politics and should not enter into a recall. It should be spelled out in black and white and adhered to the same in every case no matter what dealer you go to for the service.