losing bolts

[jlowe]

I was leaking fluid from where the trans and transfercase meet. Went to change the gasket and two of the bolt heads were broken off. Went ahead and changes them every thing was fine for about 300 miles when i noticed that the leak was back and found the bolts were all loose again. I put loktite on them when I changed the gaskets. Any ideas in the cause of this

 

[brinker88]

Check your rubber transmission mount?

 

[jlowe]

That's only a few months old I'm gettin a vibration at 40-55mph now too u joints are ok both front and rear shafts

 

[Explorin94]

Whats low the transmission or transfercase? That gasket does nothing between them. The trans has a rear seal and the transfercase has a front seal. If I was to guess the rear bushing on the transmission is shot and it's taking the transfercase with it. Time to pull the transfercase to see what is going on.

 

[jlowe]

turns out it was a bent rear drive shaft that was rattling everything loose