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Originally Posted by BostonJon
hi everyone -
Was replacing my rear shocks and coils over the holiday break and noticed that my transfer case was wet at the bottom. from what I can tell, the seepage is coming from where the 'case cover' is bolted to the 'front case'. this seems to be originally sealed with red FIPG. i dont think the leak is coming from the oil seal that is pressed into the 'case cover' but i'm not 100% sure. see attachment for part names.
questions for the collective wisdom here:
1) is it possible to reseal the 'case cover' and/or replace its oil seal while the TC is still mounted to the truck?
2) if I wanted to reseal the whole thing, seems like mbtim has a video for removing the TC entirely and it doesnt seem all that bad.
3) the truck has 401k on it and this is the original TC. if im going to go through the trouble of taking it off the truck, would it be wise to swap it out with a lower mileage unit
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1) The case cover is between the transfer case and transmission so you would need to remove it if that's where you think your leak is.
2) I haven't done it, but it's typically not that bad.
3) If it's not making any noise and the fluid looks good then I wouldn't swap it.
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