- Thread starter
- #481
Transfer case access hole, new "breather":
Closer view. Note, the top right bolt is missing:
Cover:
Ok, about that missing bolt... The top right bolt was missing, and the one to its left (as seen in picture 2 above) was backed out about 1/2". Much more and it would have been lost too. I tightened the loose one, of course. Then, I got a bolt (from Mel Lowe) which threaded perfectly into a H42 case on the bench (the threading begins immediately, not deep into the hole), and the bolt went through a spare transfer case and emerged about 1-2 inches on the other side, so it appeared to be the right bolt. I even placed it above the hole in the case in my truck, to be sure the cases were the same and that the bolt would go all the way through and reach the threaded hole in the transmission case. All looked good. But, insert the bolt, it goes all the way in, never bottoms out and gets no resistance, as it would if the threaded hole were somehow stripped out. It just turns. Nothing. Further, pull the bolt out and it has gear oil on it, and I'm not sure it should. Lastly, as you can see, gear oil does leak out of this open hole. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?! Anyone?

Closer view. Note, the top right bolt is missing:

Cover:

Ok, about that missing bolt... The top right bolt was missing, and the one to its left (as seen in picture 2 above) was backed out about 1/2". Much more and it would have been lost too. I tightened the loose one, of course. Then, I got a bolt (from Mel Lowe) which threaded perfectly into a H42 case on the bench (the threading begins immediately, not deep into the hole), and the bolt went through a spare transfer case and emerged about 1-2 inches on the other side, so it appeared to be the right bolt. I even placed it above the hole in the case in my truck, to be sure the cases were the same and that the bolt would go all the way through and reach the threaded hole in the transmission case. All looked good. But, insert the bolt, it goes all the way in, never bottoms out and gets no resistance, as it would if the threaded hole were somehow stripped out. It just turns. Nothing. Further, pull the bolt out and it has gear oil on it, and I'm not sure it should. Lastly, as you can see, gear oil does leak out of this open hole. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?! Anyone?

Last edited: