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Well, I had a couple of clunks recently and some reluctance on the truck's part to shift between 4H, 4L. Last night on the way home from Walmart, there was a giant clunk, a big hesitation like someone stuck a stick in the spokes of my wheels, and a loss of all drive. Pressing the accelerator got me nothing except for some nice revving.
I pulled over on a side street and couldn't get the truck to move. Finally, I put it in 4L and when I put it in reverse it grabbed and then allowed me to drive forward. I drove the last three miles home in 4L, but there was no binding of the front wheels in the turns.
This morning I was able to get it into 4H Lock, again having to first put it in reverse to allow it to engage and then D was available. I was planning on heading to Reloader's house to help H3ATH3N with his H3 but I guess mine was also about to get some attention.
Well, while sitting in Reloader's driveway we noticed this little issue
We got the truck on the lift and the whole back half was covered in oil. At first we thought the seal was leaking but hmm, the seal looks fine. The oil sure is dark.
We drained the oil and it didn't come out a pretty red. In fact, it was somewhere between anti-seize and melted Terminator.
Not very pretty
So we pull the transfer case and look what we find! The innards weren't playing Terminator, they were acting like Alien and trying to punch their way out of the gut.
You can see the bulge in this pic
So, naturally we ("we" meaning Reloader) take it apart.
Ta da! The transfer case chain went all boa constrictor on us, ripping apart and choking the pieces.
If you look closely you can see grooves in all kinds of parts from the chain slapping around. The fork had grooves and was even missing a piece of one end.
This chunk of Terminator was sitting inside the case
Pieces of chain everywhere
And for those with good memories, you may recall the Audi I had breaking on the way from Walmart to home. Obviously, I should never shop at Walmart again.
I pulled over on a side street and couldn't get the truck to move. Finally, I put it in 4L and when I put it in reverse it grabbed and then allowed me to drive forward. I drove the last three miles home in 4L, but there was no binding of the front wheels in the turns.
This morning I was able to get it into 4H Lock, again having to first put it in reverse to allow it to engage and then D was available. I was planning on heading to Reloader's house to help H3ATH3N with his H3 but I guess mine was also about to get some attention.
Well, while sitting in Reloader's driveway we noticed this little issue
We got the truck on the lift and the whole back half was covered in oil. At first we thought the seal was leaking but hmm, the seal looks fine. The oil sure is dark.
We drained the oil and it didn't come out a pretty red. In fact, it was somewhere between anti-seize and melted Terminator.
Not very pretty
So we pull the transfer case and look what we find! The innards weren't playing Terminator, they were acting like Alien and trying to punch their way out of the gut.
You can see the bulge in this pic
So, naturally we ("we" meaning Reloader) take it apart.
Ta da! The transfer case chain went all boa constrictor on us, ripping apart and choking the pieces.
If you look closely you can see grooves in all kinds of parts from the chain slapping around. The fork had grooves and was even missing a piece of one end.
This chunk of Terminator was sitting inside the case
Pieces of chain everywhere
And for those with good memories, you may recall the Audi I had breaking on the way from Walmart to home. Obviously, I should never shop at Walmart again.
