Ok, heres the story. my car went to mitsubishi at 30k do have all fluids changed, tranfer case, tranny, etc. at 36 my exedy twin disc went out and i had to buy a new one. since then my car has been making a grinding noises, the installer said that it was usual for the exedy clutches. then that grinding turned into a humming and then a loud screeching. so i took my car in and had the trans and transfer case pulled at 46k. the mechanic said that there was only about 2 tablespoons of oil in the tranfer case and that the ring and pinion were shot. i know for a fact that mitsu had the fluid in there at 30k. i talked to the shop that installed my clutch, and they said that they never change or drain the fluid from the transfer case. however mitsubishi, the mechanic that pulled my trans, and a few other car shops all say that putting that clutch in without changing or draining the fluid in the transfer case is nearly impossible. is it possible to change the clutch without ever doing anything with the fluid in the transfer case? and also does anyone have for some reason a ring and pinion set i can buy?

 

My shop said the same thing...we don't drain the t-case....the my tcase blew up. Anyone wanna loan me 2700 for parts and 500 for labor

 

if you do the clutch in a practical manor then no it is not possible to not drain the transfercase. the output shafts need to come out to seperate the transfercase from the tranny and if you pull them out it will leak fluid.

if you don't seperate the transfercase from the tranny, then you would have to pull the subframe off the car (but leave the rear driveshaft in the transfercase) in order to get everything out of the way to remove the clutch. thats a ton of work.

 

when you get your clutch installed, you need to drain your t-cast oil. peroid. Blame the shop

 

ok thanks for the info guys, im going to talk to the shop today if not tomorrow. and if they stick by their story im going to ask how they manage to do all of their clutch jobs without draining the fluid.

 

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what is the name of the shop...so the rest of us know not to go there!

 

i wish to remain neutral at this point in time until i figure out what the shop plans on to do, whether they decide to take account that their mechanic messed up and they pay for the costly repair, or if they try telling me off and they wont. honestly they have done good work for me in the past and i think this was just one of there mechanics trying to do a rush job and forgot to put fluid back in it seeing as he had 2-3 other same clutches to do after mine

 

another quick question. im going down today to talk to the shop, and i want to know is there anyway they can install that clutch, doing a normal clutch job, no removing subframe or anything, can they install it without touching that fluid at all. if not, then i want them to read this thread for themselves. i know one of you already mentioned it, but i feel if they see more people agreeing with the statement, then they will know they're at fault

 

for all practical purposes its not possible. the only way to not drain the transfercase is to remove it, with it still connected to the transmission. and i have no idea how you would do that because there is a bolt holding the transmisssion to the block behind the transfercase. so no, not possible.