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My Jeep is falling apart

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calvynandhobbs:
You guys all know my Jeep is squirrely as all get out and I know I have suspension work that needs to be done. Well, last weekend I realized I'm leaking transfer case fluid. My TC was just about empty since it took 1.5 qts to fill. I haven't found the leak yet, but I was planning on working on it this weekend. Last night on my way home I felt a pop as I went around a corner and it took 3-4 full revolutions of the wheel to get the tires back to straight. I got it home to find that my track bar is broken. The threads pulled right out of the end so it's hanging in 2 pieces under the Jeep. Reminds me of my upper rear control arm from Mohawk. Now I have more work to do over the weekend. I really need to seriously start looking for a new DD.

zjchef25:
ok so im not trying to hijack the thread but my tcase is leaking as well... do you know how to fix them, it looks like its leaking from the seal where both pieces match up.

as for the jeep im sorry to hear that i know the pain lol

calvynandhobbs:
If yours is leaking from the seal between the two halves you just have to take the back half off, scrape it down, clean it and reseal it with some RTV. It's not too bad of a job. Mine hasn't been apart in years so I don't think I'll be that lucky. I'm guessing I'm going to find a crack in the housing, but maybe I'll get lucky and it won't be that bad.

zjchef25:
idk if i have the know how to do it and lol but right now im just gonna fill it and see where that gets me i hope i dont have metal chunck in the lube, but hey if i do all i need to do is go to a junk yard and get a tcase that sye's are made for lol

calvynandhobbs:
My Jeep is back on the road tonight. I called up Gary and he welded the track bar back together.

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