you mean the brown circular part ?

If so the output shaft has an oil seal, and a bearing. If the shaft has any freeplay, worn bearing has taken out the seal

 

Thanks for the reply. So what would the names be of the things that need to be replaced? its dripping red liquid though, not oil

 

The transfer case has transmission oil, hence the red

looks like someone has been in there recently ?

seals arent too bad to change, bearing I dont know

you need to download the Service Manual by searching this for cruiser54 website, free download the manual, then decide whether you want to have a go yourself, or get a mechanic to look at it

 

Transfer case front output shaft seal and bearing.

 

Thanks Thanksis it a hard job to do? Should I change both of them? How can I tell if it's the bearing

 

Grab the driveshaft yoke and see if it moves up and down. Any play shows a worn bearing. The seal is easy to change, but you have to split the case to change the bearing. You can change the seal by removing the front driveshaft, remove the nut holding the yoke on, pull it off, and pry out the seal. On reassembly, that nut needs to be torqued. If that yoke has a groove worn in it where the seal rides, the new seal won't last long. That usually only happens if you drive in sand or mud frequently.

 

Thanks. torqued to what spec? Is the nut hard to remove?

 

Not trying to be a dick, but based on the level of your questions I would recommend you take it to a qualified repair shop to have the oil seal replaced. This kind of job is easy to get wrong especially so if you have no idea what you're doing.

 

I've never done this so I can't say how difficult it is, but I've seen your post on here and you seem eager to get your hands dirty, so best of luck to you! Watch some youtube, read some threads and you'll be just fine.

 

Take your time with it. Any problems, you know where to find us. Thats a clean undercarriage, btw.

 

I agree with this gent, with the following provisos

check if the driveshaft has any freeplay, if it does, or you cant work out how to this..take it to a mechanic

if you only need to change the seal, provided you have the tools, you can change the seal yourself

If you dont have the tools..take it to a mechanic

If you havent done mechanical work before..mechanic

Check Youtube for good info on how to do similar jobs

who put the shiny new parts in ??

 

I screwed something up. Didnt know the crossmember was attached to the tranny and everything. I took out two bolts from the crossmember and everything sagged. Realized that's not normal. Trying to put the 2 bolts if the crossmember back in but they wont line up. I have a floor jack holding up the crossmember right now. How do I fix this.

 

you can fix this..but please be careful !

I am genuinely concerned to offer mechanical advice

Place safety jacks under the crossmember prior to mucking about under it

couple of methods...the holes wont line up due to various stresses, but you can overcome them by;

A) Use a " tapered spike" tool and use it to align the holes

B) form a tight loop of thin rope around the xmember and something robust in the direction you wish to pull it..twist up the rope with a screwdriver and it will draw the items together

ancient technology, exerts tremendous force

loosen the other bolts a tiny bit, jack it up, apply the above methods to align the (one stud and one bolt), as I recall

Thats how I have done it anyway, more than once, the holes will not align easily, or at all, without some "trick"

 

I used a screw driver to pry it half an inch to line up. Crossmember is back on! Thanks!

 

thank you,
do you think I damaged anything when the transmission and everything was sagging?