Transfer case HEAT? 231

agent98 · Oct 19, 2008

My transfer case gets so hot that putting a finger on it for more than a second is painful. My transmission hump heats up the interior. It has fluid. It has a Terra flex SYE that I didn't install. This can't be normal. What is going on?

ehall · Oct 19, 2008

The temp on my old 231 dropped dramatically when I changed the fluid to Dexron VI

FWIW

agent98 · Oct 19, 2008

Thanks I'll try it.

whitneyj · Oct 20, 2008

I use Lucas oil stabilizer and that seems to help as well.

RCP Phx · Oct 20, 2008

How long ago did you install the SYE kit?

ChiXJeff · Oct 20, 2008

Uh oh........ I wonder if the pickup tube came out of the gear pump when then SYE was installed.

RCP Phx · Oct 20, 2008

ChiXJeff said:
Uh oh........ I wonder if the pickup tube came out of the gear pump when then SYE was installed.

Thats what I was thinking,also not getting the pump splines engaged!

asp · Oct 20, 2008

ChiXJeff said:
Uh oh........ I wonder if the pickup tube came out of the gear pump when then SYE was installed.

could be that... or have you checked the fluid recently? is it shiny?

if the pickup tube came out, it is possible to get it back into it's place without taking the whole case apart. when i installed my SYE i sealed the rear case half back on without seating the pickup tube and rather than unsealing it and redoing all my work, i just used a small screwdriver as a pick to shove it in. the bad news is you still have to remove the output housing. HTH, good luck.

Los Lobos · Oct 20, 2008

Did you think about the catalytic convertor and exhaust running right next to it? That is where the heat comes from on the inside and if I were to guess I would suspect it heats up the TC also.

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