I'd like to pick the brains of some of you gents. I have a customer with a 100 series (99 lx470 to be exact) and a few weeks ago I did a drive line service too it and found the transfer case fluid to be full of metal and even a few large chunks hanging out at the drain. We advised him to come back in a couple weeks to do a drain and fill to re examine the fluid.
Well, turns out it was just as bad as last time. The customer has no issues with it, no noise or binding. He said it operates fine, other than being slow to engage from time to time. He plans to bring it back in a few weeks for further diagnosis. Question I have is there any common issues with these t-cases? His truck has roughly 200k on it. Before I spend his money and crack the case open is there any worth while upgrade? He's a good customer and he loves his truck. We don't see too many of these with this kind of milage on them, let alone someone who is eager to throw money at it. Any advise that might save him money, or a cost effective upgrade would be greatly appreciated.
Well, turns out it was just as bad as last time. The customer has no issues with it, no noise or binding. He said it operates fine, other than being slow to engage from time to time. He plans to bring it back in a few weeks for further diagnosis. Question I have is there any common issues with these t-cases? His truck has roughly 200k on it. Before I spend his money and crack the case open is there any worth while upgrade? He's a good customer and he loves his truck. We don't see too many of these with this kind of milage on them, let alone someone who is eager to throw money at it. Any advise that might save him money, or a cost effective upgrade would be greatly appreciated.
