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      01-11-2015, 04:05 PM   #1
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Grinding during acceleration

Hey everyone. I had the inevitable trio of lights on my 2008 x3. The transfer case motor was the culprit. My local dealer wanted $2500 to replace the entire transfer case. They wouldn't just replace the bad motor. So I decided to try it myself. I bought a new gear for $60 to replace the stripped one in the motor. It wasn't too bad taking out the motor. A little challenging to take it apart and replace the gear but I was able to do it. Everything went in beautifully. I put it back in the car and took it for a drive. The lights didn't come on and things started out nicely. When I gave it a little gas, there was a loud grinding noise. It was either grinding or a really loud vibration. I brought it back in the garage and took the part back out to make sure I didn't forget something. I didn't. I put it back in, making sure everything was tight and tried driving again. Same thing. The grinding noise.
Anybody have any experience replacing this part or thoughts on this?
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      01-26-2015, 11:33 AM   #2
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sounds like gears are not meshing the right way, does it do it you you decell, or downshift? ive never done one but is there a certain backlash measurement?
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