Made some progress last night.....
Picked up the new transfer case from junkyard. It came out of an 05 HEMI Jeep Grand Cherokee that had an electrical fire.
Tore the old transfer case out of the XK
Split open the new transfer case to replace both front and rear output seals
...and here she sits until the morning when I pick up the new seals at the dealer
As long as everything goes ok, the XK should be up and running by tomorrow night!
Last edited by 07JeepXK; 09-22-2010 at 06:28 PM.
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
How did your T-case break?
Well its a long story. A few weeks back I received a late phone call from my brother needing assistance pulling out his friends F250 that was stuck in a mud hole at Cat Creek. The kid was burried and I had to give him a few hard tugs to try to get him out but the F250 wouldnt move an inch. During the process I started hearing a noice from underneith the XK that I have never heard before. I wasnt sure exactly where the noise was coming from so I decided I would check it out after our trip down to Rausch Creek, PA. When we were at Rausch Creek I heard the noise again a few times on Saturday whenever one of the front tires came of the ground and lost traction. It mostly happend on hill climbs when there was a lot of torque being applied. I made it through the day and then first thing Sunday morning we ventured over to Lake Christy. To get down by the lake there are severaly really steep hills that you must decend. When we were done messing around down there a few of us started making our way to the top again and chose which hill climb we were going to attempt. I obviously chose one of the harder hill climbs and after a 08 Toyota 4runner had to be whiched up I decided to take that same route. I made it 99% of the way up without any problems what so ever. At the very top there was a large rock that I was going to try to climb over with the passenger side front tire. I had to turn the XK a little to position my tire on the rock and when doing so I got the XK a little off camber and started to lose traction. When the traction control kicked in I started hearing that noise again coming from underneith. Instead of backing down the hill I figured I needed to make it the rest of the way up or id have to be winched up from down by lake christy. As soon as I gave it a little gas to get my front tire on that rock the transfer case blew and I had to be winched up the final few feet of the hill climb.
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
Transfer cases tend to blow when you fill them up with Coors Light instead of Oil...
The jeep is ALIVE! Jay replaced the front and rear output seals and put the transfer case back together again. Of course the dealer messed up and ordered the wrong seal for the rear output shaft so we had to wait several hours for them to get it in. Once we received it, everything was back together within 3 hours and ready for a test drive. Jay stayed back to clean up his garage and of course the XK was making all kinds of weird noises that didnt sound good in both 4 high and 4 low. I drove back to pick him up so he could hear the noises and once he got in the XK it drove fine. Go figure right. I'll keep an eye on it the next couple days and will mostlikely swap the fluid out next week to get any little dirt and debris out.
Front output seal installed and reinstalled the chain and sprokets.
Shift motor and other half of the case reinstalled
Transfer case fully assembled with new rear output seal.
Last edited by 07JeepXK; 09-24-2010 at 12:20 PM.
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
Alive!
Mike
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2006 5.7L Limited, Inferno Red, QDII, and all goodies. Modified Superlift 4" lift-kit, B.F.G. 285/70R17 A/Ts (1.25" spacers), Aries tail-light guards, AVS ventvisors, KC Hilites off-road lights, and from 4xGuard: Belly Guard, Front Guard 4, Matrix brush guard with Receiver and Grill Hoop, Rear Diff Guard, Rear Guard 2, Rear Sliders, and Side Guards.
Not having the Jeep for a couple days sucked!
I'll try to post some pics on Sunday from Rausch Creek. I have to get them from all the others who attended since I didnt bring my camera. It is no where to be found.
Last edited by 07JeepXK; 09-24-2010 at 07:13 PM.
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
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