Patent ID: 7047838

Claim:
A transfer case assembly for a vehicle comprising: a transfer case housing defining multiple idler shaft predetermined mounting locations; a first gear mounted on a first shaft, said first gear mounted within said transfer case housing and rotatable about a first axis; a second gear mounted on a second shaft, said second gear mounted within said transfer case housing and rotatable about a second axis, said second axis spaced from said first axis; and an idler gear mounted on an idler shaft, said idler gear rotatable about a third axis, and engaging said first gear and said second gear, said idler shaft mounted at one of said multiple idler shaft predetermined mounting locations wherein one of said first shaft and said second shaft is connectable to drive at least one vehicle wheel, said first and second axes being fixed within said transfer case housing, and said idler shaft being movable relative to said first and second axes, to be mounted at said one of said multiple idler shaft predetermined mounting locations, to allow a selection of a desired gear ratio between said first and second gears.