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Various articles written here have been published in TLCA's Toyota Trails magazine and on their website. After roaming around our site, click on the magazines to visit TLCA.
Transfer Case
Transfer Case Compatability
There were several variations of split t-cases available in our wagons over the ten years they were made. Some of these differences were important, others not so much. The most important one is determining whether a particular case will fit in your rig. And this in turn is determined by what tranny is in your rig. Because Toyota not only used more than one t-case variation they also used different configurations of the same tranny. Also worth mentioning is that there is no difference between the t-case for a diesel and the one for a gas rig. Same splitcase used for both.
Synthetic Gear Oil
By Tony K
Sorry this is not an endorsement for synthetic as I didn’t have any luck when I put it in my gearbox. And by no means do I blame the particular brand of oil I used. All the fault lies with the worn out parts inside my gearbox.
Manual T-case Conversion
By Tony Konovaloff
When I put the H55 into my diesel wagon I found out that I could not use my early t-case, the bearing configuration was completely different nor did it have the provision for the 5thgear oiler cup. I had to use a newer t-case. Luckily for me Eric had recently swapped out the auto in his 62 for a manual tranny set up so we 
had an extra t-case laying in the yard. And lo and behold the t-case for the auto had the oiler cup provision so I was good on that account as well.