More Tranny Help Please
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A leak at the front of the transmission requires pulling the whole transmission out (its mated to the engine at the front). Depending on what is leaking, it may either be a simple repair (input seal) or maybe a big repair (torque converter), but any competent mechanic should be able to fix both of those. A transmission shop will want to charge for a full rebuild no matter what, which may be unnecessary. So have a regular mechanic diagnose the leak first.
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Ok, I have a mechanic that can look at it but he's always so busy. I want to do it myself. Gotta figure out exactly where the leaks are coming from.
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Transfer case output seals you could handle yourself, probably. Others, take a lot more work. IF he is good, and can be trusted for opinion, trans seals may be more of a nuisence. Obviously if you have to add fluid very often, it needs to be fixed. If it's a drop or so maybe not so pressing of an issue.
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Transfer case output seals you could handle yourself, probably. Others, take a lot more work. IF he is good, and can be trusted for opinion, trans seals may be more of a nuisence. Obviously if you have to add fluid very often, it needs to be fixed. If it's a drop or so maybe not so pressing of an issue.
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Taking it off trans is not hard ....Its lifting it out and putting it back is the difficult part. It can fall and seriously hurt some one. Having a shop do it would be best for you .
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Again repair shop ......Its costly. Youve done alot of minor repairs yourself and had great success but your getting into a area that should be handled by repair shop. Or some one with experince in auto repairs you trust. Theres plenty of members that had issues getting this done them selves.
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Find your leaks.
Determine how much fluid you are losing over a period of time, like a month.
Report back with your findings of fluid loss and perhaps some ppl can guide you on which area is critical, and others can be left as a simple nuisance.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE YOUR TRANSMISSION AND/OR TRANSFER CASE BY YOURSELF! YOU WILL LIKELY GET INJURED!
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Ok, but the funny thing is I'm not losing fluid, I've been checking it every week. But, since the drain and fill in January, I can smell tranny fluid under the jeep but the fluid on dipstick smells good. I will be getting it looked next week, and I will report back.
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Ok, but the funny thing is I'm not losing fluid, I've been checking it every week. But, since the drain and fill in January, I can smell tranny fluid under the jeep but the fluid on dipstick smells good. I will be getting it looked next week, and I will report back.
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