change transfer case fluid...how many miles?

TXriverrat · **Posted:** Sun May 30, 2010 3:13 pm

I just changed mine for the first time at 64k. How often does everybody else change theirs?

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun May 30, 2010 4:48 pm

Miles 62,500

Drain and refill the transfer case fluid. X

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JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:07 pm

I change mine much more often than that.... maybe 25K - 30K miles.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:13 pm

When I still had the OEM t-case I changed it every 6000miles,takes only 10mins and cost only $7 to do.Not much ATF+4 in there so I kept it fresh.

Boiler · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:57 pm

Considering how easy it is and how inexpensive (<$10) I'm planning to do it yearly / every 15k, when I do my diffs and transmission service.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:51 pm

Never done mine yet? I guess I should. how is it done is there a drain plug and fill tube? how much ATF+4?

rhinocharg · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:43 pm

mikey1273 wrote:

Never done mine yet? I guess I should. how is it done is there a drain plug and fill tube? how much ATF+4?

Lots of writeups on it, transfer case is the easiest of all fluids to change. There are great pictures on here if you search. 2 plugs, 1 drain 1 fill, loosen/remove fill plug before draining. I think it takes 1.6 -1.7 quarts of ATF+4 if I'm not mistaken (til it runs out top hole). My Jeep saw 4wd action maybe 5 times before I drained the transfer case at 70,000 miles and that fluid was the dirtiest of all the fluids I changed.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 6:27 pm

rhinocharg wrote:

mikey1273 wrote:

Never done mine yet? I guess I should. how is it done is there a drain plug and fill tube? how much ATF+4?

Lots of writeups on it, transfer case is the easiest of all fluids to change. There are great pictures on here if you search. 2 plugs, 1 drain 1 fill, loosen/remove fill plug before draining. I think it takes 1.6 -1.7 quarts of ATF+4 if I'm not mistaken (til it runs out top hole). My Jeep saw 4wd action maybe 5 times before I drained the transfer case at 70,000 miles and that fluid was the dirtiest of all the fluids I changed.

Nice I have to add that to my list for the next time I service it or sooner. Mine sees far more 4wheel action. I went off road a few times and spent the best 2 weeks last winter in full time due to all the snow that got dumped here.

SNAFU · **Posted:** Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:36 am

change transfer case fluid...how many miles?

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