10 mile drive and transfer case and rear differential are hot!
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10 mile drive and transfer case and rear differential are hot!
I recently bought a used lifted 97 cherokee lifted 6.5 inches with long arm lift. Just replaced rear brakes completely and at about 45mph i jear a harmonic bell sound like a bearing or something. U-joints are good and tight. It has a sye and an adams rear drive shaft. I drove home from work, under ten mile trip at about 45-55mph. Got out of jeep and begun feeling for a hot spot by any bearing area. Found transfer case to be so hot i couldnt hold my hand on it and rear diff as well. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Jeep has stock axles and gears with 166,000miles.
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Transfer case has fresh tranny fluid in it. Diff has older gear oil but something has to be going bad. Just dont know what
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I believe the normal operating temperature should be around 105 degrees. Or is it 140 degrees?
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diff temp
Ill check temp tonight with temp gun. Question, what should the diff angle be? It seems off by a little. The guy i bought it from put on everything in the huge lift kit he bought but, the pinion points down a little from the angle of driveshaft. No trans drop or motor mount lift either. 6.5 long arm lift.
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Ill check temp tonight with temp gun. Question, what should the diff angle be? It seems off by a little. The guy i bought it from put on everything in the huge lift kit he bought but, the pinion points down a little from the angle of driveshaft. No trans drop or motor mount lift either. 6.5 long arm lift.
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OP, gotta ask a few things. What engine and tranny you have. Also what size tires and what axles is second. Third, hoe do you know the TC has fresh fluid. 4th, you just bought this so I'm assuming you did a once.over on all the joints and checked all the fluid on everything and TRE and DS grease. Like others said. Take a pic of you DS angle
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OP, gotta ask a few things. What engine and granny you have. Also what size tires and what axles is second. Third, hoe do you know the TC has fresh fluid. 4th, you just bought this so I'm assuming you did a once.over on all the joints and checked all the fluid on everything and TRE and DS grease. Like others said. Take a pic of you DS angle
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As far as the rear pull the cover and clean it out very well. There could be water it there that is destroying the bearings look for metal flakes when you take the cover off.