I was quoted $195 by my dodge dealer for a tranny flush. They made no mention of the transfer case being included and they said they fill it back up with 16 qts.

 

If you flush the trans, the fluid in the torque converter will be swapped.

Transfer case requires a seperate drain and fill. Pretty simple from what the service manual says. No worse than a rear diff fluid change.

 

so moneyman you mine as well change diff fluids and transfercase fluids

 

To get my tranny fluid pan dropped and filters changed, fluid changed in the torque conver, and rear diff fluid changed it came to about $350 after all the fluid and shop charges. I did want the front diff done, but they said it wouldve cost alot in labor due to where the bolts were. Im happy they didnt do it after the rest cost all that money.

 

d@mn thats a lot of money just for tranny and rear diff....labor rates are outrageous these days!!!!

 

Yeah, it was something like;
$140 for the tranny
$90 for the rear diff
$65 for the torque converter
Fluid for the rear diff
Limited slip additive
Shop Supplies

And thats how you rack up one hell of a bill. That was a hard one to swallow as I knew it would hit $250 but I wasnt expecting much more.

 

know how much mula you could save doing it yourself? lol all the fluids combined would cost you like not even half that! and when you flush the tranny it goes through the torque converter so why they charging you extra to flush something already being flushed with the Trans?

 

forget that mess man! go to valvoline or jiffy lube they do the same thing and for like 100 bucks...I personally worked at Valvoline and i would go there to get my transmission flushed but thats me!

 

I hate to tell you this but you are just going to waste money if you think the t-case fluid change will fix it.

Very little goes on inside of a T-case 95% of the time. There are no clutches like an auto to cook the fluid and there is no gears to wear unless you are in 4 lo. In 2wd, the power just passes straight on thru.

I would imagine that there is an issue with the 4wd engagement system. Not sure how it operates in our trucks, vacuum/electric??

Like was said the entire front driveline spins in 2wd on our trucks so you would think you'd hear something in 2wd.

 

Here's where I see the problem: If the howling only occurs in 4Lock, then it is obviously relative to being in 4x4. Since the front differential, CV axles, and front driveshaft are always spinning, then my thoughts are that the problem is not located in the front driveline. Obviously, the truck is in 2WD most of the time, so we can most likely rule out the rear end,for now.

Granted, the T-case is is a very simple component. However, it has electronic engagement, correct? That means that a portion of the T-case could be the problem, since it only happens in 4Lock.

To put some of the myths away: If you do an automatic trans flush on our trucks, it will NOT flush the T-case. This is a "drain & fill" job for the T-case, nothing fancy, and certainly is NOT considered a "flush".