Transfer Case was dry...
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Transfer Case was dry...
So fortunately for me, this truck sat for several years before I got it and I haven't been driving it all that much so I hope I haven't hurt anything. But going through the fluids this afternoon, I checked the transmission, and all was well. I then checked the transfer case, and couldn't get a reading on my finger. So I headed to Oreilly's and got two quarts of Mercon along with a pump. I pumped the first quart and still couldn't get a reading on my finger! Dang! So I started pumping the second quart and was waiting on back flow from the filler hole and never got it. I do have a reading now with my finger just inside the filler hole, but it must have been bone dry since the capacity is 2 quarts! I'm going to drive it to work tomorrow so I'll see if I come out and find a puddle under the truck, I'll have some work to do over the weekend...
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That sucks! I'm glad that didn't happen to me. The mechanic that looked the truck over when I bought it didn't check it like he said he did! That's what make me mad. But that is a lesson I won't let get by me again, thats for sure!
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There was no charge, which probably should have been the first clue that he didn't really look it over. It was one of those "friend of a friend" things. I'm really surprised more than anything else that it didn't fall out on the road. These things are tough!
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It is leaking a little bit. I would say after it gets hot, it leaks a puddle about the size of a silver dollar. But since it was sitting for 3 years, it had time to leak all the way out. How hard is it to pull it and replace the seals? Can I do it in my driveway or should it be done by a professional?
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Which seal?
The output seals are fairly easy. Just drain the fluid and replace the old seals. The housing gasket is a bit tougher. You have to split the case, get it clean, then install a new gasket with a thin butter of RTV.
The output seals are fairly easy. Just drain the fluid and replace the old seals. The housing gasket is a bit tougher. You have to split the case, get it clean, then install a new gasket with a thin butter of RTV.
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