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So I've started getting some gear noise from my transfer case. I know it needs to be rebuilt, but how safe is it to drive the car as it is now?

Has anyone ever had theres completely go out on them, immobilizing the car?

Thanks!

 

 

If it's your Transfer case, it'll sound like a fire engine siren under the car at highway speeds. If that's the case, it's toast --- park it asap --- preferably at the shop of choice. If it's the tranny, you still run the risk of chewing the other gears up with fragments from the one you lost.

Good luck with that!

 

I knew fully well the flaming that awaited me by posting this finding threads about blown t cases is easy, but everyone I could find just talked about noise and replacement, still have not seen one where the car was immobilized and found to be the Transfer case. This DOES NOT include cases where it suddenly went, I'm only talking about the whine that you slowly get as the ring and pinion wear a grove into each other, which is the condition to my understanding.

If that is the case, how safe is it to drive the car like this?

 

i guess it depends.... I have had my transfer case whining for about 12k miles it was making noise when it was bone stock, mitsu said it was normal and bring it back when something is broken so I have taken it to the track several times, been driving it cross country, spirited driving and nothing has happened as of yet (knock on wood)

 

Its really like playing with fire because you dont know if there may be sudden castostrophic failure. I've seen some cases where is was whining for a short while then all of a sudden boom the tcase falls apart. Then there are other cases I've seen where somone has the whine for over a year and it still drives fine. I guess unless you take it apart and have it looked at by an expert you really wont know.

 

search for the name "sleet"

 

ive went through 2. i finally bought a sheppard stage3! no problems so far

 

I've got a stage 2 and have about 4K on it. I always get paranoid when I hear any kind of high pitch noise now but im pretty sure its not the tcase. How long have you had yours for?

 

Yeah I totally agree

 

i have a tcase that could be rebuilt while you still drive on yours if you want

 

Really? I'm looking to sell the car but how much would you be willing to part with it for?

 

I am suprised there wasn't any sort of recall on them. It sounds dangerous if it locks up while you're driving on the throughway.

 

If i were mitsu i wouldn't...half the retards out there that blow their TCases are dumping at 6500rpm+, using the wrong TC fluid ...i know of many evo owners that drive like they are crazy...however, they do make exceptions...i have a replacement TCase still in a box waiting

I was one of the retards that used the wrong fluid

 

o on my old evo it started maken some crazy nooise lol. so annoying got it fix. well order a brand new t case. then after taht my tranny started to got damn 03 evos. lol got a new evo know though