jerseyjeep

On my way home from work,i look in the rearview mirror,and all i see is smoke,i pull over and my transfer case and the surrounding area is smoking and leaking ,i guess transfer case oil,idk,i get home and fluid is leaking everywhere except by the motor.what the hell did i do? This morning on the way to work,everytime i let off the gas,there was a grinding noise,and then this.I had no choice but to keep going ,i had to be at work.Ever since i got this 4.5 inch RC lift i heard a faint grinding,then this,but the weird thing is drives better with no grinding.I guess i will take it to the garage first thing in the morn.

jerseyjeep

anyone on here ,have a idea what could have happen? I looked underneath,but i dont know what to look for.

Jrock(fos)

All you did was the lift?

jerseyjeep

yeah rough country 4.5,spacers for the transfer case,first test ride,was fine,then every day a faint grinding noise,then today smoke,and fluid everywhere

Jrock(fos)

Did you drop the transfer case when you lifted it? Angle wise.

jerseyjeep

i dropped it with the spacers they gave me? whadda u mean angle wise?

Jrock(fos)

That's what I meant. Let me collaborate with the homies and get back to you.

jerseyjeep

thank you i really appreciate that,i would just like to get some kind of heads up before i let this guy at the local garage rape me.

sthon

Check your ATF level. I'm willing to bet you overheated your trans and dumped ATF on your exhaust.

Jrock(fos)

The angle Change from your lift with the spacers is what causes the fluid to leak out. But yeah transfer case might be your problem, it pouts out your output seal.

jerseyjeep

just thought of somthing,i got lazy and went to a jiffy lube place the day before,i wonder if they screwed somthing up?? how does it leak out,is there a plug that came out?

jerseyjeep

if i did over heat my trans,how does it leak out,do u think i cracked somthing?

sthon

Nope, it has a breather hose on top of it mounted to the bellhousing. When it spews out it ends up on the exhaust, can create one hell of a smoke screen.

sthon

If that was the case every trail would be covered in ATF fluid.

jerseyjeep

STHON your a life saver,i would have spent a lot of $$$ prob,so u think in the morning i should check all fluid levels,and get engine cleaner and spray off bottom of tranfer case? I guess iwas going to fast,i went to pass a 18 wheeler at 75 mph,maybe with the bigger tires and strain on the trans i was going too fast,IDK,lol