Well I did a little more investigation, and actually found an exploded diagram of the transfer case on my "Information Access" CD. Looks like I have to split the case! The front output flange is one piece with the output shaft. I'll top off the fluid and live with the leak, for now anyway.

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Lenny

There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. --Ernest Hemingway

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