I took off work early to check this out. It was bugging the hell out of me...
So this little bolt can go to hell:


I pulled the transfercase and that little bugger fell out from where ever it was hiding. I am guessing it was grinding up against the flywheel somehow...

I pulled the pan any ways... and it moved freely.

So good news I guess....

Bad news..... car currently looks like this now:


Odds of me getting it together, running correctly, etested, aligned, and wheels balanced in time for Sunday...??? haha

deja vu from 4 years ago??