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Ah so this all happened while it was installed-
Did you determine what damage if any was done, and after posts like thee can you hold out on shipping until you let me know what exactly happened, what was fixed....
Scorke
how is it possible for tranny fluid to leak into the transfer case? i changed the fluid in the tranny, t-case and rear diff about 2k miles ago. 2 weeks ago, i was driving when i heard the whine noise. i got home and saw fluid dripping down from the t-case. i thought it was the drive shaft seal at the time but i don't think it's the case now. there were plenty of fluid coming out off the t-case when i drained it (about 1.5 qt.) and it was pretty thin (there were also some metallic in the oil). i checked the tranny fluid and it was low, i had to add a whole quart (used 3 quarts when i changed it). my conclusion was that some how tranny fluid got into the t-case and made it overflow and causing the ring and pinion in the t-case to go bad.
i'm not familiar with evo tranny but i would guess that the oil would have to go pass the tranny seal and then the t-case seal. it's odd that two seal would go bad at the same time, unless there's only one seal that separates the tranny fluid from the t-case fluid. i'll be pulling the t-case and sending it to TRE or Shepherd soon. i just don't know if there's anything wrong with the tranny and should i send it off also. i would rather have a local shop do the tranny though. does anyone know if TurboTrix do tranny service?
i'm not familiar with evo tranny but i would guess that the oil would have to go pass the tranny seal and then the t-case seal. it's odd that two seal would go bad at the same time, unless there's only one seal that separates the tranny fluid from the t-case fluid. i'll be pulling the t-case and sending it to TRE or Shepherd soon. i just don't know if there's anything wrong with the tranny and should i send it off also. i would rather have a local shop do the tranny though. does anyone know if TurboTrix do tranny service?
That’s the answer I was looking for. I think that’s what happened in my case. I initially thought that the rear drive shaft seal was bad and that’s where the leak came from, but when I drained the t-case, I was surprise to see how much fluid came out. And the tranny fluid was about a quart low. That’s why I think the tranny fluid leaked into the t-case and caused it to overflow and ruin the ring and pinion (maybe even the front diff).
Scorke
Ahhh that happened and then you replaced it with an RS diff? haha just found that thread while cruising for the how to install thread and got nervous.
If you replaced the busted diff with thee RS then we are good to go and ship out whenever you can
Scorke
If you replaced the busted diff with thee RS then we are good to go and ship out whenever you can
Scorke
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a seal went bad in the t-case which cause some tranny fluid to leak into the t-case and cause the ring and pinion in the t-case to go out. it does not effect the front diff at all because the front diff shares fluid with the tranny, not the tcase (all though it sits in the t-case). i installed the front diff while i had the t-case out for rebuilt. the front lsd was not in the car when the t-case went bad. i sent my t-case to Shep to have it rebuilt and install the front lsd but shep determine that he could not rebuild the t-case. so i bought a rebuilt t-case and install the front diff myself.
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