Basic 4 Wheel Drive Maintenance
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Shifter on the floor is an NV231 and uses DexronVI. The Bravada has a NV136 single speed transfer case. It has a clutch pack and an oil pump inside. He's asking for trouble if it hasn't been changed. It takes a special fluid available only at a GM dealer. Should be changed at least once a year.
Thanks for the transfercase help. Now I know what kind I got. And I didn't have to go out in the snow crawling under a muddy truck. THANKS
I will mark this up in the manual for maintenance.
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This chart explains the NP/NVG numbering system: http://www.jameshalderman.com/images...p_chart_NV.pdf
Check your owners manual for service interval. If you don't have one, Google search it and download a pdf of the manual, it's free. Rule of thumb, no more than 50K miles. Manual & 3 button electric shift cases, (231 & 233) use DexronVI. Single speed Smart track/Auto track cases, (136 & 236) use Auto Track II fluid ONLY, there are NO substitutes:
Fluid change takes less than 30 minutes, no filters to fool with, and under $20 in fluid. No excuse for destroying a $1K transfer case
Check your owners manual for service interval. If you don't have one, Google search it and download a pdf of the manual, it's free. Rule of thumb, no more than 50K miles. Manual & 3 button electric shift cases, (231 & 233) use DexronVI. Single speed Smart track/Auto track cases, (136 & 236) use Auto Track II fluid ONLY, there are NO substitutes:
Fluid change takes less than 30 minutes, no filters to fool with, and under $20 in fluid. No excuse for destroying a $1K transfer case
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