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Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s
It is a ring and pinion. It's a bevel gear with a helical cut. The centerline of the pinion is aligned with the axis of the ring gear. Maybe spiral bevel gear is more prevalent? Truck differentials mostly use hypoid gears. They are similar but the axes are offset. The hypoid gear has some worm... -
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Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s
Remember that automatic transmissions also have gears. ATF can lubricate gears. I always ran ATF in my dirt bike gearboxes despite them specifying gear oil. Twin Disc specs engine oil in their transmissions. As robust as the NP205 is, I would suspect it would operate on ATF just fine. I... -
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Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s
The NP205 transfer case may not need a pump in the same way that a manual transmission does not need a pump. The chain drive transfer cases operate with a much lower oil level and may not be able to splash lube effectively. -
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Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s
If you aren't in 4wd every day, the 208 performs better in 4wd, wears out faster, and is cheaper to repair provided you didn't break the case. The case will break when your front driveshaft slip joint seizes up, it's pretty tough otherwise. It may drop into low on you at about 150k miles. It...