I read the other one... good advice. I'm new to this site... someone told me it was a good one and free!<br><br>Anyway, I've located a 93, 3/4 ton, 4X4, 5 speed with 270k on it for $3900 (ac doesn't work). From what I've seen this is a good price if it has no big problems. What about the tranny.... it's a Getrag right? How should it shift.... stiff.... sloppy, etc? (I've never driven one before). Anything else to worry about that'll cost big $$$ to fix?

 

If the shifter wobbles around, it's an easy fix. Remove shifter from tranny, put lower end in vise with a socket each side and squeeze the shifter metal tighter to the rubber insert.<br><br>What you don't want to hear is growling/grinding when shifting. The Getrag is inherently noisy. I definitely recommend Prolong or Militec 1 in the tranny. 230,000miles on original tranny, quiet and still going strong when I sold the rig. I could always tell when I needed to add some because of the noise level while driving.<br><br>Transfer shifter likes to rattle. Simple fix is hard rubber between shifter handle and &quot;gate&quot; actuator. Another really easy fix.

 

ya, the transfer case shifter buzz can scare you if you're not used to it. Mine does it a lot too, but I just keep my fueling gloves drapped over it and it shuts up. My truck is turned up a little bit, and since doing that the t-case will growl at low rpms and heavy throttle, didn't do that under 'stock' power, but you may hear various growls/buzzes at low rpm. These motors make a lot of vibration, just the nature of the beast