HEY DAVE THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD, 2 Q,S HOW MUCH CLEARENCE IS UNDER THAT COMPANION FLANGE TO THE CROSSMEMBER , AND ALLSO HOW CLOSE IS THE TRANS MOUNT TO BOTTOMING OUT LOOK AWFUL CLOSE ALLMOST LIKE THE MOUNT IS COLLAPSED, VERY COMMON, IF YOU PUT A JACK UNDER THE TRANS FERCASE WITH EVERYTHING BOLTED DOWN AND LIFT THE TRANS FER AT THE REAR AS THE REAR COME UP A BIT DOES THE FINS MOVE AWAY OR DO THEY PRETTY MUCH GO STRAIGHT UP ,,YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 3/8 IN OF CLEARENCE UNDER THE UPPER PART OF THE MT TO THE CROSSMEMBER , IF NOT THE MT HAS COLLAPSED, IF THE MT IS COLLASPED TAKE IT OFF FOR NOW AND FORCE A 5/8IN DIA PIECE OF HEATER HOSE BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTION AND THE RUBBER CUSHION THAT IS VULCANIZED ON EACH SIDE YOU WAN THE RUBBER BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE CENT ER RUBBER PIECE , NOW PUT IT BACK ON AND IF THE FINS ARE STILL RUBBING I WOULD JUST GRIND THEM BACK ENOUGH TO CLEAR AND MAYBE GRIND A LITTLE FROM THE CROSSMEMBER AN 1/8 OF AN INCH FROM EITHER ONE WON,T HURT ANYTHING THOSE MTS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR SAGGING AFTER TIME AND ALL THE WEIGT OF THE TRANS AND TRANFERCASE JERRY