why wont this fit??

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tj98gmc

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ok,, im in need of a push button transfer case for my 98 2500,,, i have the 4l80e transmission...

i was walking through a junkyard this morning and i found a badly burnt eclb 4x4 2500,, so i checked it out,, it didnt have a floor shifter so i got excited,, the truck was burnt so bad you couldnt read the tag to see the year,, i crawled under the truck and noticed it had the big transmission,,, from what i can see the transfer case looks kinda like mine,, (miner difference,, ill explain).. i went up to the office and they told me the truck was a 95.. wont work cause i knew my interchange book said it had to be 96-99,,, so when i got home i looked in the book again and it told me that they didnt put a push button one in 95,,, so i called down and got the vin off the truck and took it to the gm garage and they told me it was a one year only thing,, 95 push button but it would only fit 95.... why??? like what is different about it that it wont fit??

visual difference was that the tail shaft of the trans case was bolted to a cross member where i dont think mine is,,, but is that it?? this is the only difference that i could see,,,
 

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Yeah, but transfer cases are cases. What I mean, is an NP243 is an NP243, an NP241 is an NP241, etc.
 

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so you think i should go for it,,, they only want $60 for it,,, i figure im going to take mine out and take it with me,, i gotta pull the one out of the 95,, its a pick and pull yard,,,, as long as it will work i will get it,,,
 

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chris a np243 can be a np243. to what extent? could be different splines...
 

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yup,,,
10th digit is a 'S' = 95'

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4l80e tranny
4:10 gears...
 

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the gm dealer looked it up on his computer and he even showed me different part numbers for things for the transfer case that said years fit 1995-1995... which means its a one year only part,,,
 

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i was wondering if it is a late 95 truck,, like a manufacturing date of 11/95,, mean it would be the 96 model,,, maybe when the jy took the truck in they just glanced at the title for the year and thats what they put in their computer system,,,? so thats why i went to the gm dealer and the guy there said they did put an electric shift transfer case in 95 and it wouldnt work... i dont know if he looked at the man. date through the vin or not tho...
 
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