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Redoing this intro- after spending half an hour under the rig- posting with more info this time.
Looks like my main issue is the T-Case, which has about an inch of slack. I think I made a really, really stupid mistake- after three years of the cruiser sitting around post CM07 (trailered it home because of a seperate issue, then trailered it to school in California with me, and only now have finished it up and begun to drive it daily) I think I forgot to refill the tcase fluid that spilled out on my chest at 3am all those years ago in Moab that earned my my mud name "90 Weight."
Unfortunately, after all of that time (should have done it immediately after) I may have forgotten to refill the Tcase fluid. Not certain, but I stuck my finger in the fill hole and as far down as I can reach it is completely dry. I will drain the whole thing tomorrow and see how much comes out- but I am afraid this will be the case.
This means I have probably driven 500 miles or less on a near empty (will update the amount that spills out tomorrow) tcase. The sound from the tcase (thought it was the rear diff) has gone from normal, to noisy to very very loud in the last few months as I really started to use it as my daily.
I know, I'm a complete dumbass. Lets get that out of the way. Now its time to figure out what my next move will be.
How difficult is it to rebuild a Tcase? Its one of the few things I didn't deal with during my buildup. So that said I am pretty comfortable with my rig as I did take it down to the frame. Also what should I expect to pay to get the parts to rebuild it?
If I find tomorrow that not much fluid comes out, should I just buy a used Tcase and rebuild it, or take my chances with someones "good" tcase in say the mud classifieds? Or what should I expect to pay for a shop to do it? I really would like to do it myself so I know how to do it in the future, and so I know that it is tight and good to go via me.
Sorry for the back story, hopefully it provides you with a laugh at my expense and if you were at CM07 I'm sure your still keeled over laughing.
Thanks.
Looks like my main issue is the T-Case, which has about an inch of slack. I think I made a really, really stupid mistake- after three years of the cruiser sitting around post CM07 (trailered it home because of a seperate issue, then trailered it to school in California with me, and only now have finished it up and begun to drive it daily) I think I forgot to refill the tcase fluid that spilled out on my chest at 3am all those years ago in Moab that earned my my mud name "90 Weight."
Unfortunately, after all of that time (should have done it immediately after) I may have forgotten to refill the Tcase fluid. Not certain, but I stuck my finger in the fill hole and as far down as I can reach it is completely dry. I will drain the whole thing tomorrow and see how much comes out- but I am afraid this will be the case.
This means I have probably driven 500 miles or less on a near empty (will update the amount that spills out tomorrow) tcase. The sound from the tcase (thought it was the rear diff) has gone from normal, to noisy to very very loud in the last few months as I really started to use it as my daily.
I know, I'm a complete dumbass. Lets get that out of the way. Now its time to figure out what my next move will be.
How difficult is it to rebuild a Tcase? Its one of the few things I didn't deal with during my buildup. So that said I am pretty comfortable with my rig as I did take it down to the frame. Also what should I expect to pay to get the parts to rebuild it?
If I find tomorrow that not much fluid comes out, should I just buy a used Tcase and rebuild it, or take my chances with someones "good" tcase in say the mud classifieds? Or what should I expect to pay for a shop to do it? I really would like to do it myself so I know how to do it in the future, and so I know that it is tight and good to go via me.
Sorry for the back story, hopefully it provides you with a laugh at my expense and if you were at CM07 I'm sure your still keeled over laughing.
Thanks.
