JohnnyO
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I noticed the transfer case was leaking slightly at the output shaft. Took it to a bud of mine who owns a transmission shop and is better equipped to fix it than me. I happened by a NAPA store so I grabbed a seal and two rear u-joints.
Now then, we find out that to get to the seal you need to destroy the dust/water cover that is over it. He rigs up a puller to get it off. Okay, fine, get another one at the dealer. Then the NAPA seal leaks, worse than it was before. I'll note that I've never had problems with NAPA stuff before. Pull it back out, don't see anything wrong, but he suggests getting an OE seal at the dealer. Install the OE seal, which goes in a lot smoother than the other one. Also he wrapped some electrical tape around the snap ring on the output shaft before sliding the seal over it to keep it from bunging up the seal, which he was afraid happened with the other one, although we couldn't see anything wrong with it. Get the seal in and remove the electrical tape.
So far so good.
Just a heads-up.
Now then, we find out that to get to the seal you need to destroy the dust/water cover that is over it. He rigs up a puller to get it off. Okay, fine, get another one at the dealer. Then the NAPA seal leaks, worse than it was before. I'll note that I've never had problems with NAPA stuff before. Pull it back out, don't see anything wrong, but he suggests getting an OE seal at the dealer. Install the OE seal, which goes in a lot smoother than the other one. Also he wrapped some electrical tape around the snap ring on the output shaft before sliding the seal over it to keep it from bunging up the seal, which he was afraid happened with the other one, although we couldn't see anything wrong with it. Get the seal in and remove the electrical tape.
So far so good.
Just a heads-up.