What was the difference between the regular duty and heavy duty transfer case in 1995?











1995 CC 2500 4WD Auto

 

There are two light duty cases found in the lower horsepower Dodges. One is the NP231 and the other is the NP241. Both are found in the light duty V8 powertrain, but the NP241 is generally more common in the 2500 series with a V8. The The NP241 HD is considerably stronger and found in the V10, and Diesel powertrains.

 

My '96 Diesel 5-spd has a NP241LD in it? Still don't know why, but it's from the factory that way.

 

there is a 241DLD and a 241 DHD, both of which can be found in our years. I have researched this and found that they are still both Heavy Duties, but the DLD has no PTO provision, and DHD does. The DHD consequently has a touch heavier gear becasue of the PTO provision. I have had my 241DLD apart recently to upgrade the head gear for a manual conversion, and through a few years of heavy power, stall launches, full 4X4 drags, big tires so on and so on, everything looked absolutely brand new. Even the chain was tight as can be. I was going to upgrade to a 271, but when this one has done me right, I'll leave it alone. They only have one little flaw, and that's the output shaft bearing retaining snap ring. They tend to break, allowing the shaft to walk inwards, which can be damaging. There is a fix available at any trans/tcase shop that will rectify this, and all that is needed to be taken apart is driveline removal and output housing removal.

Good luck and don't worry about DLD's too much.

 

What is the fix you mentioned above? I broke my output shaft and had to replace it my 241DLD and put it back just the way it was. Wondering if there is something I can do better?