Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm 19 with my first Dakota and I've got a problem and not a lot of cash...... like the title says I have a 94 Dakota slt with a 5.2. Right Where the tranny and the tc bolts together there is a small maybe 1/8 in hole. It leaks atf every time I try to add it. Anything above low on the dip stick leaks out. And if I pull up on a hill Where the front is higher than the rear it leaks. It's not Good I've had the tranny slip on me because of it. Wht is the matter with it???

 

My understanding is that they didn't use a gasket inbetween the transfer case and the back of the trannie. And that if you can remove the bolts and crack them apart, you and clean it up and use automotive RTV silicone to seal them back together. Don't go overboard, use just a thin smear of silicone.

Don't take it as gospel, but that's what I've read somewhere.

Btw, mine's leaking there too.

 

I did it and it worked. U have to fill the drain slot but it stopped leaking. It's not right but it's fixed!

 

Excellent!