Is this the original engine?

[miesk5]

Yo Bill,
Bad vision again here too!
P E rhapsody other members can identify that bolt by seeing 1356 parts breakout Diagram and legend @ http://www.diesel-dave.com/vehic/manual/stj/stj77b07.htm

 

[Bill_Morgan]

Well, I defeated the problem by robbing the pivot bolt from another Ford E4OD with a factory shifter of slightly different configuration. The Ford bolt is a fraction of a millimeter larger than the problem bolt. but, after polishing it with the wire wheel on my bench grinder and spraying it with WD-40, I was able to fit it through the plastic bushings in the shifter. No problem in finding a lock nut since the Ford bolt has 9/16-12 threads. The transfer case shifter is now mounted and fully functional, so on to the next unexpected head-scratcher.