Chapter 2- Drive System: CVT and Transfer Case
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5. 13.4. Transfer case, continued...
5a. Park the vehicle on a firm level surface.
5b. Allow the engine and drive system to cool
to ambient temperature.
5c. Tilt the cargo box up.
5d. Release the Camloc
R
fasteners and lift
away the engine cover.
5e. Clean the area surrounding the fill plug and
level plug.
5f. Remove the level plug using a 5/8”
wrench, and check for the presence of
fluid at a level even with the bottom of the
threads.
5g. Clean the plug and inspect the o-ring seal.
Replace the o-ring if it is suspect.
6. If the fluid level is low, gear lube may be added
through the fill plug near the top of the transfer
case housing. See Figure 2.42.
6a. The fill plug can be removed with a 5/8”
open-end wrench.
6b. Inspect the gear lube for debris or metal
chafe, then dispose of it properly.
6c. Add gear lube until it begins to dribble out
of the level plug hole.
6d. Replace the fill and level plugs. Snug the
fill plug, and tighten the level plug to at
torque of 10 ft-lbs. (13.5 N-m).
6e. Replace the engine cover.
7. To change the lube in the transfer case, follow
the guidelines for checking the fluid. The case
may be drained of lube by removing the plug
using a 5/8” wrench. See Figure 2.43.
Figure 2.42
Fill plug
Level plug
Figure 2.43
Inset: drain plug
O-ring
seal
Drain plug access
from beneath vehicle
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