Re: [MV] Humvee M998 Transmission Fluid in the Geared Hub

From: Vadim Kogan (vadim@XCF.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Fri Aug 22 2003 - 09:39:14 PDT


On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 12:30:46PM -0400, tom-morethanjustalittlecrazy wrote:
> i fail to see how fluid from the transmission can get in a rear
> hub..........
> tom

Vents. The cooling loop (ATF) in the transfer case is pressurised, so it
fills up the transfer case (drains the tranny) and pushes the ATF through
the vent... If you have even an incomplete deep fording kit, your vents are
all connected, so you fill up your geared hubs (and not only!).

Vadim.



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