Transfer case
how hard is it to change the fluid in the transfer case??? Is there a drain plug and a fill hole at the top? Haven't really got under and looked that closely before.
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Remind us again what year/type of truck you have, engine, trans, etc...
My '99 1500 is very easy to change fluid on. It has a drain screw-in plug, and fill screw-in plug. It is a special shaped tool, so you might need to get that before you start.
You will also need either a squeeze bottle that you put your fluid into in order to get it into the fill hole, or a funnel that leaves you room to pour (the fill hole is kinda high on the transfer case, so you run into a little clearance issue for your bottle when trying to refill).
-Open the fill plug and the drain plug, let it drain.
-After it drains, I like to squirt in some new fluid, letting it drain until it is only clean fluid coming out.
-Reinsert the drain plug,
-Fill to the bottom of the fill hole,
-Cap the fill hole,
-Drive it for a bit, (I like to go somewhere where I can also put it into 4x4 for awhile, not sure if that is necessary though)
-Let it set for a little bit, then recheck the level and add if necessary.
Whole process usually takes less then an hour at most.
Good luck.
My '99 1500 is very easy to change fluid on. It has a drain screw-in plug, and fill screw-in plug. It is a special shaped tool, so you might need to get that before you start.
You will also need either a squeeze bottle that you put your fluid into in order to get it into the fill hole, or a funnel that leaves you room to pour (the fill hole is kinda high on the transfer case, so you run into a little clearance issue for your bottle when trying to refill).
-Open the fill plug and the drain plug, let it drain.
-After it drains, I like to squirt in some new fluid, letting it drain until it is only clean fluid coming out.
-Reinsert the drain plug,
-Fill to the bottom of the fill hole,
-Cap the fill hole,
-Drive it for a bit, (I like to go somewhere where I can also put it into 4x4 for awhile, not sure if that is necessary though)
-Let it set for a little bit, then recheck the level and add if necessary.
Whole process usually takes less then an hour at most.
Good luck.



