Years ago there was a garage owner in town who treated his workers like dirt. They got back at him by placing counterweights on the driveshaft of his car. It shook and vibrated like crazy!

@@terrywarner8657 !!!

@@terrywarner8657 I'm guilty of that trick. I just use a big zip tie and something relatively heavy like a couple of 7/16 nuts. Vibrate like hell. No permanent damage. And easily removed.

@@Mike-qp8bv i mean, you're definitely damaging the bearings in both the transmission and the rear diff as well as the ujoints but some ppl suck.

If he had "attention to detail" he would have: (1) Degreased and powerwashed the entire underside of the trans and transfer case prior to removal. (2) He would have soldered the electrical connections instead of doing a chincey crimp job. (3) He would have replaced the old crusty U-joints when he had the driveshaft out. (4) He would have replaced the halfshaft support bearing while he had the drive shaft out. (5) He would have cleaned the speed sensor electrical connector thoroughly prior to connection to the main harness. (6) He would have applied grease to the driveshaft splined union prior to reassembly. (7) He would have used black trim screws on the shifter boot and more professionally secured it to the floor to seal out water and dirt. (8) He would have painted the new transfer case after cleaning it prior to install. (9) He would have replaced the trans and transfer case input/output seals while they were easily accessible. (10) He would have painted the exposed metal hole he cut into the floorpan. (11) He would have gone ahead and drained and replaced the front and rear differential fluid while he was doing this job to ensure they are good to go as well. Also check the front CV joint and boots. And lastly (12) He would have documented carefully on a small notebook pad exactly what he did electrically in terms of the splicing and wiring changes and kept that notepad in his glovebox forever afterwards (to help solve electrical gremlins later). If he had done all those things, THEN you could say he had "attention to detail."

So correct. I was in the same boat. No plans on building a 4x4 mini van, but I was intrigued. Hypnotic voice maybe, Im just a gearhead and cant help myself more then likely what it was !!!!

same here. I am an offroad guy (jeep) and build my own rigs, but this is interesting and one off stuff. kinda makes me want to get a Safari and build it lol. great video and I am subscribing to channel.

Same here. But i was dreaming i would

Hi Bob, I have an 04 AWD Astro Van with a bad transmission. I've never attempted a transmission swap but have some wrenching skills and the will to save money. I want to do the 4x4 transfer case swap and a lift at the same time. Do you have any general words of the wise or recommendations for me? Should I swap the axles too? I'm a rock climber looking to do back roads and creeks in the High Sierras in order to get to my climbs at Shuteye Ridge. Much appreciated! Thanks!

Had a 95 Astro that I ordered with I think was Detroit Tru Trac Diffs and in the snow that thing was unstoppable, wish I’d have kept it, was a great Van the Wife mostly used it !

New subscriber here. This might be as good as Project Farm.

Imagine if there was a lift and proper tools available.

@@MarkSDCA If you ever get tired of riding- you have a future in wrenching! You kick ass at both.

Make sure its torqued down with some lock tight

And it's less than $300? Just got to the end. Dang!!

that makes no sense, whether or not the bolt is tough to get out you can't drive on bad fluid. so if you empty it then realize you can't get the fill bolt out, you just need to GET THE FILL BOLT OUT. there's no way around it.

@@krebgurfson5732 I disagree, makes sense to me (though you have a point too). If you need to spend a day getting the fill bot out, might as well do it before you take away your ability to drive to a shop by removing the fluid.