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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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My transfer case disintegrated on me on the freeway, I think because I later saw my driveline had a fairly large dent in it, probably making it off balance. Anyways, my XJ is a 93, I got a transfer case from a 90. I was wondering if it would swap. Both are NP231. Thanks for your time. I heard that in 1991 the amount of splines on the output shaft from the transmission changed so they may not work together, I was wondering if anybody knew that for sure.

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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Everything you need to know and then some...
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/np231.htm
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Thanks man. That's super helpful. Although a little bit confusing as far as the input shaft information is concerned lol.
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Pretty sure 90 and back are 21 spline and 91 up are 23. Here's the fun part, they came in at least 3 different lengths.
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Yea, I got that, short and long are commong and the mediums are rare.
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by matthew.l.neel
My transfer case disintegrated on me on the freeway, I think because I later saw my driveline had a fairly large dent in it, probably making it off balance. Anyways, my XJ is a 93, I got a transfer case from a 90. I was wondering if it would swap. Both are NP231. Thanks for your time. I heard that in 1991 the amount of splines on the output shaft from the transmission changed so they may not work together, I was wondering if anybody knew that for sure.
You should be able to move the input gear from your 1990 case to the 1993 - the 1990 will likely be 21-spline, and the 1993 a 23-spline.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 04:25 AM
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It is a total crap shoot as to wether or not they are the right length and have the right bearing collar. Trust me I know. the 90 ax15's are short 23 spline, but a 90 aw4 is a short 21 spline. After 91 it is easier to match up splines, just make sure your trans will accept the input.
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