Re: Transfer case

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>Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 12:38:34 -0800 (PST)
>From: Sean Sullivan <lordsean@domain.elided>
>Subject: 800 transfer case
>
>Hiya all!
>Been lurking here for about a year and a half, but for some reason,
>never written in.  Now, I've got a question for y'all.  My 70 800A is
>my baby, a former California Fire Service truck, now doing duty as my
>Daily Driver in Cold-wet-miserable New Hampshire.  Over the past year,
>my transfer case has begun making noise.  Its a grinding noise, that
>almost sounds like the noise from a wind-up toy, or something.  My
>first thought, was bad bearings.  I brought it to th local garage, and
>they took it apart, put it back together and told me there was nothing
>wrong.  I knew something wasn't right, but figured that if they
>couldn't see anything, then no big deal, right?  Well, the noise
>stayed, then decided to get louder.  I bring her to another garage,
>the tear it apart, put it back together, tell me there's nothing
>wrong.  Okay, so I keep driving.  Now, BOOM, the noise jumps from
>being obnoxious, to being louder than that 304 under the hood, and my
>dual glasspacks.  Not an easy noise to overwhelm, but it did it.  My
>assessmenet of the situation... Something is wrong.  I bring it to the
>transmission shop, they charge me $60 dollars to tell me something is
>wrong with my transfer case.  Okay, so several months later, and 60
>dollars poorer, someone tells me what i knew in the beginning.  They
>also tell me it will cost a good 1800 to rebuild the t-case.   I don't
>think so.  Anyone out there ever have a similar problem with the case
>that could point me in the direction of what the problem is?   Or
>maybe just know of a quality place to get my t-case rebuilt/replaced??
>  Thanks, and sorry to take up so much bandwith with my first posting.
>=)
>- -Sully

Sully,
Front right wheel bearing noise gets transferred somehow to the transfer 
case, at least in the case of Scouts. I tore down a transfer case once 
and only after finding it looking perfect and putting it back together, 
did I get to the wheel bearing. 
I don't know that you should be so lucky as to have the bearing as the 
source of your noise, but it's worth taking a look. Sounds strange, I 
know, but it's true.
John

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