So I take the truck out of the bay, drive it down the parking lot and I let off the gas and hear the most horrible grinding noise ever. I had this before the motor/tranny swap but didnt pin it down, and hoped it was my transmission. Only happend when I coasted so I learned to drive with 2 feet since it drove fine otherwise. So I decided to have a shop look at it and in 5 seconds he said it was my transfer case which I had suspected. Here is the oil pump housing. This should be straight

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