Fortunately it was provided, and no additional down time was needed to get one made. What’s nice about the 4 speed Atlas, is that the front driveshaft remains the stock length, but the rear needs to be shorter. Incorrect routing and weird angles can cause the shift cables to bind up, and making the thing hard to shift. Taking my time paid off, and I got everything routed right. The transfer case bolted right up, I routed the cables and mounted the shifters in the brackets Metaltech had provided. Once I removed the rear section of the transmission, and removed the seal I didn’t need, everything went smoothly. Having seen that note would have saved me an evening of trying to figure out of why the case wouldn’t mount onto the transmission… There’s a bearing that some housings have that needs to come out, the spud shaft that connects the 750 trans shaft to the Atlas shaft wouldn’t clear it. Once I started maneuvering, I ran into two issues – the fuel tank had to come down, as it interfered with the angle I needed to spoon the case in with, and the rear of my transmission wasn’t compatible. Strapped to the Harbor Freight transmission jack. I purchased a Harbor Freight transmission jack and modified it to hold the Atlas at the angle I needed. The Atlas is a bit heavier than the stock case, and due to my lack of having access to a lift, everything had to happen from the floor. This was fortunately easy on mine, and I had all the access I needed. Removing the cross member bolts, and letting the trans hang down a bit helps, and removing the exhaust crossover tube is a must. The install guide from Advance Adapters is about a page long, and doesn’t provide many details. Original case, previously modified with twin sticks It obviously started by removing the already twin-stick modified transfer case. The shifter cables are by far the hardest to route and figure out, and the rigging of the cables was a bit challenging. The install took almost a week, few hours a night. OK, sending funds now”.Ī week later, a pallet showed up with on it, a 4 Speed Atlas, 2 driveshafts and all the cables, shifters and brackets as it was removed from Metaltech 4×4’s 2007 FJ Cruiser. “Hey man, I’m taking the Atlas out of my Orange FJ.
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