NP242J questions

I finally got to lookign closer at my under-jeep setup.
ive never had the selec trac set up and i noticed the transfer case mounts directly to the trans case....last one i had, it wasnt so. My question is this, so they share fluids?...... Thanks and long live "full time"

No, they do not.

What you referred to otherwise is known as a "divorced" mount - actually, mounting the transfer case to the transmission is fairly common.

Advantage? It allows for shallower angles through the Cardan joints.

But no, there is a seal in the transmission that rides on the transfer case input to keep transmission fluid in the transmission, and there is also a seal in the transfer case (about a half-inch from the transmission seal) that keeps fluid in the transfer case.

N.B. - do not use ATF +3/+4 in the AW4! If you have the four-speed automatic (shift bezel - P-R-N-D-3-1/2,) it is not a Chrysler transmission, and does not use Chrysler fluid. It uses Dexron II/III.

The transfer case doesn't care - it's just there to lubricate the geartrain, not to bathe clutches. You can use either Dexron or +ATF in it, but I stick to Dexron (since I have to have it for the AW4s...)

Muchos gracias,...
I understand the ATF situation....My second AW4.. i love this tranny. Nothing about Jeeps i like better than reliability....I went to purchase ATF and its now called ATF D/M i thought, ...D/M? well its Mercon/ Dexron III , just listed backwards and shortened...at least at Auto Zone....thanks for the info...

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