While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"

What is the transfer case plug?

1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder

BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
------- morons.

Thanks

Sam Owens

 

The transfer case has two plugs to check/drain the fluid. The bottom one is
the drain, the upper one is the fill/check. Fluid should be just below the
fill/check plug, which is the one they would have removed to check your
fluid level. I can't image any quick lube place would be so moronic as to
actually write on the receipt that THEY overtightened a plug, it may have
been their way of saying it was overtightened by the previous fluid check.

But there are a lot of grade-A morons working for those places.

Because the transfer case casing is made of aluminum, the plugs shouldn't be
overtorqued; torque spec for tcase plugs is 30 ft lbs.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:kp91l2tq2fker654o0sbgm1ecmmskvfbtb@4ax.com...
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

The transfer case has two plugs to check/drain the fluid. The bottom one is
the drain, the upper one is the fill/check. Fluid should be just below the
fill/check plug, which is the one they would have removed to check your
fluid level. I can't image any quick lube place would be so moronic as to
actually write on the receipt that THEY overtightened a plug, it may have
been their way of saying it was overtightened by the previous fluid check.

But there are a lot of grade-A morons working for those places.

Because the transfer case casing is made of aluminum, the plugs shouldn't be
overtorqued; torque spec for tcase plugs is 30 ft lbs.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:kp91l2tq2fker654o0sbgm1ecmmskvfbtb@4ax.com...
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

The transfer case has two plugs to check/drain the fluid. The bottom one is
the drain, the upper one is the fill/check. Fluid should be just below the
fill/check plug, which is the one they would have removed to check your
fluid level. I can't image any quick lube place would be so moronic as to
actually write on the receipt that THEY overtightened a plug, it may have
been their way of saying it was overtightened by the previous fluid check.

But there are a lot of grade-A morons working for those places.

Because the transfer case casing is made of aluminum, the plugs shouldn't be
overtorqued; torque spec for tcase plugs is 30 ft lbs.

"sam owens" <sam@sam.com> wrote in message
news:kp91l2tq2fker654o0sbgm1ecmmskvfbtb@4ax.com...
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

They basically are saying your transfer case is now broken....

You 'might' be able to fix it by drilling it out and tapping in a larger
bolt. They sell slightly oversized self threading bolts to 'try' and
fix oil pans when this happens, I don't know if they have the same for
the t-case. In the oil pan case, lots of times it has to be replaced.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

sam owens wrote:
>
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

They basically are saying your transfer case is now broken....

You 'might' be able to fix it by drilling it out and tapping in a larger
bolt. They sell slightly oversized self threading bolts to 'try' and
fix oil pans when this happens, I don't know if they have the same for
the t-case. In the oil pan case, lots of times it has to be replaced.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

sam owens wrote:
>
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

They basically are saying your transfer case is now broken....

You 'might' be able to fix it by drilling it out and tapping in a larger
bolt. They sell slightly oversized self threading bolts to 'try' and
fix oil pans when this happens, I don't know if they have the same for
the t-case. In the oil pan case, lots of times it has to be replaced.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

sam owens wrote:
>
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

 

sam owens wrote:

> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

If it's never been loosened before, it may have just been tight from the
factory and they could not get it off with a small hand wrench. There
may be nothing wrong at all. I'm seriously surprised that they even
touched it. It's usually difficult enough getting those guys to put oil
back in the motor, let alone actually CHECKING other fluids!! You might
just try to loosen, without dumping oil, and retighten it to check for
good threads. If it's just been a day or two, call and ask the guy who
did it what happened. It's easier than guesswork.

good luck,

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

 

sam owens wrote:

> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

If it's never been loosened before, it may have just been tight from the
factory and they could not get it off with a small hand wrench. There
may be nothing wrong at all. I'm seriously surprised that they even
touched it. It's usually difficult enough getting those guys to put oil
back in the motor, let alone actually CHECKING other fluids!! You might
just try to loosen, without dumping oil, and retighten it to check for
good threads. If it's just been a day or two, call and ask the guy who
did it what happened. It's easier than guesswork.

good luck,

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

 

sam owens wrote:

> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam Owens

If it's never been loosened before, it may have just been tight from the
factory and they could not get it off with a small hand wrench. There
may be nothing wrong at all. I'm seriously surprised that they even
touched it. It's usually difficult enough getting those guys to put oil
back in the motor, let alone actually CHECKING other fluids!! You might
just try to loosen, without dumping oil, and retighten it to check for
good threads. If it's just been a day or two, call and ask the guy who
did it what happened. It's easier than guesswork.

good luck,

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________