[ducktapeguy]

I forgot to thank you bsevans for doing all the work on this. I also had a custom hose made which lookes exactly like yours. I just called up the nearest hydraulic hose shop and told them what I wanted, they had it made in a day. Cost me the same as I would've paid at MAF or SOR.

The difference between adding this hose and replacing that $6 seal is more than just a little more work. Even when I do get around to replacing the seal, I'm still going to leave the hose in place as added protection.

I realize it doesn't fix the cause of the problem, but the way I see it, it's cheaper than rebuilding a transfercase. You never know when the seal is going to fail. My seal wasn't leaking the first time I checked the fluid levels, but when i checked last week the tranny was overflowing. The problem is, unless you're crawling down there checking the fluid regularly, you're not going to catch it. It was just luck that I probably hadn't driven more than 50 miles at low speeds, so I doubt any damage had been done. Now that I'm driving more often I feel much safer knowing that at least my transfercase won't run dry.