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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1155762)

That indy should be ashamed. Gear + gear oil change and you are back on the road for less than $300 parts + shop time. And that's generous to the shop but at least fair to the customer. They could warn you that it may not work but that they would recommend trying that before a new transfer case. $300 vs $3400... that's a no-brainer roll of the dice.

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1155762)

That indy should be ashamed. Gear + gear oil change and you are back on the road for less than $300 parts + shop time. And that's generous to the shop but at least fair to the customer. They could warn you that it may not work but that they would recommend trying that before a new transfer case. $300 vs $3400... that's a no-brainer roll of the dice.

Even the stealer had the scruples to tell me at least to attempt changing the oil. Some Indy's make the stealer look like saints.