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sgaar · 03-23-2007, 02:27 PM

I had that creaking noise on my '99 right up until this afternoon. I changed the oil, drove about 1/4 mile and it was greatly reduced. This is great

The noise is still there but you have to pay attention to hear it so I'll just wait about 1200-1500 miles and change it again.

All in all it took about 20 minutes with a pump I got from Autozone. The pump and Dexron III was about $16. This is a steal!

MillTek · 03-23-2007, 03:44 PM

OK. Just finished changing the transfer case fluid. Here's the method I used to get the new Dexron III into the case;

I bought around 5 feet of 5/16 inch clear plastic tubing from a local auto store. Then I shoved a funnel (really hard) down into it. I lay under the car and held the end of the tube into the fill hole on the case and my wife poured the fluid into the funnel as she stood beside the car. Basically, as advised elsewhere, we filled until it overflowed. Then I just re-installed the plug and the job was done.

Now, let's hope that the infernal clicking goes away in the next few hundred miles!!!

Jim

sgaar · 03-23-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MillTek

OK. Just finished changing the transfer case fluid. Here's the method I used to get the new Dexron III into the case;

I bought around 5 feet of 5/16 inch clear plastic tubing from a local auto store. Then I shoved a funnel (really hard) down into it. I lay under the car and held the end of the tube into the fill hole on the case and my wife poured the fluid into the funnel as she stood beside the car. Basically, as advised elsewhere, we filled until it overflowed. Then I just re-installed the plug and the job was done.

Now, let's hope that the infernal clicking goes away in the next few hundred miles!!!

Jim

Well that will work too.

I took a look at the oil I drained and it looks like there i very fine sand in it. If that is the case I guess that it is coming from the road and that maybe the seal is not in as good a shape as they should be.

Also, if it sand I beleive that it should be just as good to change the oil tomorrow again. It is a matter of getting the sand flushed out and the sooner it is done the better. With about $4 per quart for the Dexron I would rather do it a couple of times instead of waiting 1200-1500 miles.

busoptr · 03-25-2007, 12:26 AM

good job

onesixthree · 03-25-2007, 11:20 AM

Hmm. That does not sound good. I don't know how sand will get in there?

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Originally Posted by sgaar

I took a look at the oil I drained and it looks like there i very fine sand in it. If that is the case I guess that it is coming from the road and that maybe the seal is not in as good a shape as they should be.

sgaar · 03-25-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by onesixthree

Hmm. That does not sound good. I don't know how sand will get in there?

I don't know either. The thing is that the looked and felt very uniform in size and color. Much like sand from the beach but I don't know how it got in the transfer case. I will try to flush it an extra few times and see if I can get the rest out.

If not I might have to take the case off and get it flushed out.