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[Byoung1330]

Props to anyone willing to tackle that job in the driveway! RMS is a job that can go smoothly or NOT... If the service books say 8 hour job, I just know it would be a solid 20 hours over two days and a whole lot of swearing in my driveway.

When I was a Jeep owner, the joke on the forums among people with RMS leaks, who were procrastinating doing the repair was something like this:

"Consider it a perpetual oil change. Just keep topping it off and after a month or so, your oil will have been completely changed out! - You don't have to change the oil filter either, because the oil never gets old..."

Yes it was not fun but I’m on a week or so now an no drops. Was getting tired of the smell where the oil went all over my y pipe. Soaked the underneath.

 

[Rocket Man]

The only difference with a 4x4 (or AWD like mine) is the transfer case which is hard to lift into place. There’s nothing like dragging it onto your chest and then bench pressing 80 lbs while laying on your back in the driveway.

 

[gooffeyguy]

The only difference with a 4x4 (or AWD like mine) is the transfer case which is hard to lift into place. There’s nothing like dragging it onto your chest and then bench pressing 80 lbs while laying on your back in the driveway.

Would the trans jack work on this?

 

[Rocket Man]

Would the trans jack work on this?

Not really. I tried but once you get it lifted up you need to turn it, twist it up over the crossmember and at that point the jack is just in the way.

 

[wjburken]

Not really. I tried but once you get it lifted up you need to turn it, twist it up over the crossmember and at that point the jack is just in the way.

Truth. Just gotta basically pucker up and grunt it into place. At least that’s what I had to do when I swapped mine.