wired1000
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So, I went out today to do two things:
1) Doghead Starter Relay mod. SUCCESS! Thanks Doghead!
2) Continue with my one-step-at-a-time Lubrication Order. Today I was going to change the Transfer Case fluid. Here's where the problem happened.
I pulled the drain plug out (lower-most square metal plug on the back of the case) and fluid drained out. Put the plug back in and started squirting Dexron III into the other square plug that's a few inches higher and a few inches towards the drivers side from the drain plug. According to the FAQ and the TM, it should take 5 quarts. I got halfway through the 3rd quart, and Dexron started spewing back out the filler hole. I estimate that I got about 2.3 quarts in there.
I'm going to pause here to explain that I'm a trained chemist with a degree and 5 years experience and everything... so trust me that I am not confused about my units of measure.
Continued... about the time when I was standing there re-reading the FAQ thread and searching to see if anyone else had this issue, my neighbor (a mechanic) came over and told me that usually the transmission and T-case share fluid, and that the engine should be running when I fill it up so the fluid is properly distributed into the torque converter.
I dunno... I'm at a loss at this point. I did see that someone mentioned that the seal between the transmission and the T-case can go bad, causing fluid to leak from the transmission into the T-case. Once I had everything sealed back up, I drove the truck about a mile and then checked the transmission dipstick. It showed "add one ???? to get to full" (I can't remember which unit it said...) I am not sure if it was "hot"... maybe "warm". I have not adequately investigated to see if I have the stock T-case, but I have no reason to believe it was switched out to a different kind.
Anyway, the ATF I drained out of the T-case as well as the ATF sticking to the tranny dipstick were both still pinkish-red and clear, so I'm not going to worry too much about needing to change it. I'll just check the tranny again after driving enough to get it hot to make sure that's not low. I suppose I could check the T-case again now that it's been driven. But I guess my question is
what the heck is going on with it? Did I do something wrong?
I appreciate your wisdom!
Thanks
1) Doghead Starter Relay mod. SUCCESS! Thanks Doghead!
2) Continue with my one-step-at-a-time Lubrication Order. Today I was going to change the Transfer Case fluid. Here's where the problem happened.
I pulled the drain plug out (lower-most square metal plug on the back of the case) and fluid drained out. Put the plug back in and started squirting Dexron III into the other square plug that's a few inches higher and a few inches towards the drivers side from the drain plug. According to the FAQ and the TM, it should take 5 quarts. I got halfway through the 3rd quart, and Dexron started spewing back out the filler hole. I estimate that I got about 2.3 quarts in there.
I'm going to pause here to explain that I'm a trained chemist with a degree and 5 years experience and everything... so trust me that I am not confused about my units of measure.
Continued... about the time when I was standing there re-reading the FAQ thread and searching to see if anyone else had this issue, my neighbor (a mechanic) came over and told me that usually the transmission and T-case share fluid, and that the engine should be running when I fill it up so the fluid is properly distributed into the torque converter.
I dunno... I'm at a loss at this point. I did see that someone mentioned that the seal between the transmission and the T-case can go bad, causing fluid to leak from the transmission into the T-case. Once I had everything sealed back up, I drove the truck about a mile and then checked the transmission dipstick. It showed "add one ???? to get to full" (I can't remember which unit it said...) I am not sure if it was "hot"... maybe "warm". I have not adequately investigated to see if I have the stock T-case, but I have no reason to believe it was switched out to a different kind.
Anyway, the ATF I drained out of the T-case as well as the ATF sticking to the tranny dipstick were both still pinkish-red and clear, so I'm not going to worry too much about needing to change it. I'll just check the tranny again after driving enough to get it hot to make sure that's not low. I suppose I could check the T-case again now that it's been driven. But I guess my question is
what the heck is going on with it? Did I do something wrong?
I appreciate your wisdom!
Thanks