Oil Distribution

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Transmission with Separated Oil System

The protective pipe -2- is free of oil, the transfer case -1- and the front final drive -3- as sealed with a shaft seal to side shaft.

Fig 1: Protective Pipe, Transfer Case And Front Final Drive
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Allocation. Refer to TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ALLOCATION .

Transmission with Combined Oil System

The oil chambers inside the front final drive -3- and inside the transfer case -1- are consolidated via the protective pipe -2-.
The side shaft runs in gear oil in the protective pipe.
Allocation. Refer to TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ALLOCATION .