ACK!
Nasty place for a leak.
Were I you, I'd get the verdammt thing apart on a bench and deal with the
thread issues first and foremost. Helicoils applied here would definitely
do the trick - and that may in and of itself solve the problem. Of course,
a good coat of Hylomar with the gasket on the mating surfaces wouldn't hurt
things either!
The bottom of the transfer case is the same thing - just needs to have the
surfaces scraped and the gasket replaced.
One thing you'l likely need to do is straighten the cover over the bottom
of the transfer case - some gorilla likely overtightened the bolts and bent
the mating surfaces. A bit of hammer work on a flat metal bar likely
wouldn't go amiss here - get the mating surface as flat as possible
otherwise all the paper gaskets in the world wouldn't seal here.
Other than that, just common sense and a lot of Hylomar is likely your best
recourse...<grin>
Don't forget to make yourself a set of guide pins to put the tranny back in
on - it makes life a lot easier.
Alan
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