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Gary2331
Dodge Dakota
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12/01/2004
01:15:21
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 Subject: Transfer Case /Trans Fluid shared?
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Had a question - on a 93 Dakota, if my trans shop is telling me that "all the fluid leaked out of the back of the transfer case and you need a full transfer case rebuild", wouldn't that mean that the fluid also leaked out of the main trans unit?
I had a knocking sound which i had my trans shop check out because i had it rebuilt back in april. Not sure if it was from the trans, but it was only when moving, and I thought it was coming from the passenger side of the car, around the trans area.
Shop had switched owners since i had the work done, and they stumbled upon an issue I knew existed with my 4wd selection within the transfer case, but after taking my transfer case out, they started into describing me needing a $1350 full transfer case rebuild done, lifetime guarantee, etc. etc...
What's odd is the transfer case is on the drivers side of the car, not passenger side...so i'm not sure if they're just picking some random issue to hit me up for some $$, or if they are trying to cover the fact that they need to open up the whole trans and possibly replace a few parts if the full unit indeed went dry...just for it to last long enough to keep me happy.
Not quite sure what to do. Have a "good used" unit i can buy and have put in for $550 total. Or I can leave and pay them $250 for pulling and checking out the transfer case. Of course, I can also give them $1350 to rebuild it all. Not quite sure what "chance" to take. Any trans gurus have any thoughts on this?
Gary
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Kowalski
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12/01/2004
07:18:06
| RE: Transfer Case /Trans Fluid shared?
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Transmission fluid is seperate. I'd be tempted to gamble on the used transfer case, but that's your choice to make. Not a transmission guru, just a guy with 20 years experience driving 4x4s and never had a transfer case go bad on me. Good luck !
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