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Originally Posted by davem815
69gmcc10, how many mile on your 1500HD? I have a 2003 1500HD with 82k miles. I've never heard of this problem, so I want to know when and how to watch for it. What do I watch for, fluid leaking from the back of T-case?
Thanks
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I have 150K on my truck. Talking with 4 different shops and doing some web searching all lead to the same conclusion, "eventually it will happen!" The thing to watch for is a shop that you trust to do the work as soon as you can afford to.
Here, a shop will charge $500 to take apart the T-case and install the pump upgrade and get you back on the road. Since I had some starvation issues and needed some more internal parts replaced and a new back half, because there was literally a hole in mine, it cost me just over $1000. If you dont catch it soon enough I was quoted $1700 for a rebuilt T-case.
Pump rub happens from the inside out so after the pump has trenched its way out like Bronson and McQueen in the great escape it is too late. $500 of prevention seems cheep compared to over triple for a whole new Transfer-case. You can save allot of $$ by doing it yourself because the pump upgrade is only about $120, I just didnt have the time to do it my self or I would have.