Hi all, have looked on the 'drivetrain' and 'general' section for any existing threads but couldn't find any information. Also have submitted a search using terms, "transfer case seals 120"- no luck either.
I'd appreciate any info/insight on the leaking seals on the input and output transfer case shaft seals. How long should they last, are there others who are experiencing leaking, and most importantly are they easy to replace by a non workshop mechanic (i.e. are special tools required)?
Just a bit of background info, I had the output shaft seal replaced under warranty at 90,000km after leaking badly. Have just returned from a trip having completed 7200km and both seals are now leaking/weeping. I did a pre-trip inspection and noticed the output shaft seal was leaking again. I kept an eye on it during our trip away and was prepared to top up with the correct oil as I didn't have time to change the seals before we went away. The car km are now just over 114,000km. I'm very surprised the output shaft seal has gone again and will be calling the dealership to query the warranty on the output seal. I'd expect that it should be replaced even though the car has now done more than 100,000km the failure has occurred within 40,000km and less than 12 months.
Since the output seal replacement, the car had done most of it's km on sealed roads, and nothing extreme off road, just gravel outback roads. Our recent trip involved around 2,500km on dirt roads (average 80-90km/h) and the remainder on bitumen (average 120km/h on bitumen)
Any insight regarding the seals, failures, replacements etc would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tim
I'd appreciate any info/insight on the leaking seals on the input and output transfer case shaft seals. How long should they last, are there others who are experiencing leaking, and most importantly are they easy to replace by a non workshop mechanic (i.e. are special tools required)?
Just a bit of background info, I had the output shaft seal replaced under warranty at 90,000km after leaking badly. Have just returned from a trip having completed 7200km and both seals are now leaking/weeping. I did a pre-trip inspection and noticed the output shaft seal was leaking again. I kept an eye on it during our trip away and was prepared to top up with the correct oil as I didn't have time to change the seals before we went away. The car km are now just over 114,000km. I'm very surprised the output shaft seal has gone again and will be calling the dealership to query the warranty on the output seal. I'd expect that it should be replaced even though the car has now done more than 100,000km the failure has occurred within 40,000km and less than 12 months.
Since the output seal replacement, the car had done most of it's km on sealed roads, and nothing extreme off road, just gravel outback roads. Our recent trip involved around 2,500km on dirt roads (average 80-90km/h) and the remainder on bitumen (average 120km/h on bitumen)
Any insight regarding the seals, failures, replacements etc would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tim
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