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Dammit! Transfer Case is leaking like a sieve. Please help me as I remove it.

You know that feeling where you just want to scream the F word at the top of your lungs? That's where I'm at right now.
 
At this point to a take it to professional and pay the bill or do I try and fix this screw up myself?
 
The seal should be right behind the yoke.

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Can't see your picture very clearly. Is the ring you pried out made of rubber? If it is, I think you may have separated the rubber part of the seal from the metal part of the seal. That's no problem if that's what happened (your replacing it anyway). Do you have a new seal on hand to visually compare it to what you're removing?

If the seal was missing (hard to believe because there would be very little oil in the case without it), you may have a problem.

What were you using to pry on it with (did you get a seal puller)? Another word of caution, the tail section that the seal is pressed into is made of aluminum (seen people crack it or break pieces off by prying on it too hard).
 
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redking11 said:
Well, pretty sure I FUBAR-ed it now. I went to pry the seal out that I thought sat behind the yoke for the rear drive shaft, well I don't think there was a seal there and I was actually prying on the housing, This **** is really getting old, I hate trying to do things without the proper knowledge. Here is pic tell me how bad I F-ed it up and how expensive it will be to replace. Notice the ring sitting on top, yeah I pried that out. Man I tried doing this crap to save money but it's going to cost me more, if not my whole jeep, View attachment 40315
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Proper knowledge comes from screwing it up the first time, maybe it a second time
Olympic skiers have to be hospitalized at least a few times to become Olympic skiers

From what I see that is the Seal ,you just need to keep going

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I agree with Jim. Looks like the seal separated and the backing plate of the seal is still mounted in there. Take a pic of a side view and show us. No need to say the f bomb and throw a hammer just yet
 
I think that I have been prying on the tail section made of aluminum that you mentioned. The seal has to be missing, I was prying with this tool and now I was able to fish out this little metal spring type ring in addition to a rubber ring. I tried to get the number on the piece of thin metal that I bent the crap out of.

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Looks like you are good. The 15635 is the P/N of the seal. That metal piece needs to come on out. The little spring in there keeps tension on the rubber seal to help it hold the gear oil in
 
If it does need to come out then I need some advice, I am marring/denting the side of the housing trying to pry it out, you can see the little dents in the pics.
 
Yep, you're still good. That's what a seal puller does - tears the seal out. Just keep the puller off the heavy parts and pull out the sheet metal disk with the number on it.
 
Your getting.it
We also need to check the condition of your yoke to make sure that the surface is smooth and won't tear the rubber when you reinstall it


 
redking11 said:
If it does need to come out then I need some advice, I am marring/denting the side of the housing trying to pry it out, you can see the little dents in the pics.
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maybe a piece of wood to protect the housing from the puller (paint stir sticks work good)

You'll also need to smooth out the dents before you install the new seal.
 
redking11 said:
If it does need to come out then I need some advice, I am marring/denting the side of the housing trying to pry it out, you can see the little dents in the pics.
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The scrape marks you have there now can polish out with some light sand paper. Try putting something between the tool and the case like a thin piece of wood or get creative. Everything is good. Like the others said make sure your yoke is smooth. Clean and polish it with some scotch brite
 
Sorry for freaking out people. But when I saw rubber rings and other loose rings rolling around inside of there, I was sure that I had screwed it up. In hind site, it was probably god I pulled by first seal on the Tcase and not on the transmission. Here is a pick of the ring, Isn't it supposed to have rubber on the back? and 2nd, are the little dents on the housing going to cause me trouble? There isn't any contact there so I can't imagine that it would. 20140215_113958_resized.jpg20140215_114137_resized.jpg
 
Spieg said:
maybe a piece of wood to protect the housing from the puller (paint stir sticks work good)

You'll also need to smooth out the dents before you install the new seal.
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Funny, I actually did you a paint stir stick. Though I don't think my dents are going to buff out with a little sanding.
 
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