Hi,
I am in the process of disassembling my transfer case and transmission in my 84 so that I could replace the inner seal between the two as there was a leak between the two. It appears both the transfer case and the transmission were cracked open before, and the the has 150k miles on it (I bought it with 130k). It generally ran well, a little spongy into 2nd, with an occasional mild grind, sometimes slightly hard to pull out of first going to second, especially when cold.
I have a few questions:
- I am going to change the rear output shaft seal as it was leaking. The front output shaft seal was dry, but since I pulled the companion flange off, should I replace the seal?
- I'll be replacing all the gaskets, and the aforementioned seals. Should I do the bearings too?
- I generally like using new OEM parts, but also considering "rebuild kits" like this and this. Or is there another one that is highly recommended?
- There was a red liquid sealant used the last time it was cracked open. Is that correct? What does Toyota recommend for sealant?
- Before I pull the the main shaft and counter shaft, what are your thoughts on how things look in there? Trying to understand if there is anything that stands out that might solve the 1-2 shift issues. Nothing stands out to me, but I don't look at gears and synchros very often.
I am in the process of disassembling my transfer case and transmission in my 84 so that I could replace the inner seal between the two as there was a leak between the two. It appears both the transfer case and the transmission were cracked open before, and the the has 150k miles on it (I bought it with 130k). It generally ran well, a little spongy into 2nd, with an occasional mild grind, sometimes slightly hard to pull out of first going to second, especially when cold.
I have a few questions:
- I am going to change the rear output shaft seal as it was leaking. The front output shaft seal was dry, but since I pulled the companion flange off, should I replace the seal?
- I'll be replacing all the gaskets, and the aforementioned seals. Should I do the bearings too?
- I generally like using new OEM parts, but also considering "rebuild kits" like this and this. Or is there another one that is highly recommended?
- There was a red liquid sealant used the last time it was cracked open. Is that correct? What does Toyota recommend for sealant?
- Before I pull the the main shaft and counter shaft, what are your thoughts on how things look in there? Trying to understand if there is anything that stands out that might solve the 1-2 shift issues. Nothing stands out to me, but I don't look at gears and synchros very often.
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