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Peter - 12 Nov 2007 21:26 GMT

My tcase is leaking from the drum area at least and is up in the well and
down the frame now dropping fluid in little puddles everywhere I go. I was
going to try to change it but will probably get a seal put in somewhere ie:
dealership. But I think it has always been a problem sinse the papers say
the seal has been done 2 times anyway in the past. latest woe

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Lee_D - 12 Nov 2007 23:33 GMT

> My tcase is leaking from the drum area at least and is up in the well and
> down the frame now dropping fluid in little puddles everywhere I go. I was
> going to try to change it but will probably get a seal put in somewhere
> ie: dealership. But I think it has always been a problem sinse the papers
> say the seal has been done 2 times anyway in the past. latest woe

Depending on how old it is I guess depends on how shocked me need to be.
They don't last long. I'd say 5 years would be doing well depending of
course on mileage.

Whats it on? It won't be the centre diff if it's coming from the drum. It's
the rear output shaft , the drum is tha handbrake I would imagine.

Lee D

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Ian Rawlings - 13 Nov 2007 07:35 GMT

> My tcase is leaking from the drum area at least and is up in the well and
> down the frame now dropping fluid in little puddles everywhere I go. I was
> going to try to change it but will probably get a seal put in somewhere ie:
> dealership. But I think it has always been a problem sinse the papers say
> the seal has been done 2 times anyway in the past. latest woe

I don't know what you're driving but on my Defender I don't recall
this being a particularly difficult job to do, even though I did mine
when I was still very inexperienced with fixing cars. Might be worth
trying yourself if you're into that kind of thing. Depends what you
drive of course.

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Peter - 13 Nov 2007 18:10 GMT

Its a discovery 1 output seal ?

>> My tcase is leaking from the drum area at least and is up in the well and
>> down the frame now dropping fluid in little puddles everywhere I go. I
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> trying yourself if you're into that kind of thing. Depends what you
> drive of course.

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Ian Rawlings - 13 Nov 2007 20:23 GMT

> Its a discovery 1 output seal ?

Not sure about those (I've never even looked under a disco) so
hopefully someone who knows them can fill you in but ISTR that it's
the same job more or less.

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