Awddragger
New member
I had my Montero for a year and a few months now. Took it off road once in awhile, last week took it to prairie city and was doing great until I was getting ready to come home. Took it out of 4Lo in Drive under 5 mph on accident and guess TC shifter got out of place. Drove in 4Lo at 35 to 40 mph home. About half way home, started smoking from the front of the car. Though I blew the motor, my buddy said he tow me with the chain. When we were 1/4 mile from home he started struggling. Got to my place and stop in front of driveway, I told him to pull a few more feet to the front of the house and my montero wouldn't move. Tried few times and it moved but made a clicking noise from the front. Look under and driver side bottom was oiled and smells like gear oil. Next day I fixed the TC shifter and drove it in 2wd and was fine but at times there was a click noise for few second. Check again on front diff and saw the one way breather melted. Any ideas what happen or cause it? Will I need to rebuild the diff? How much will it cost? Diff still rotate and works in 4x4 on drive way, should I just add gear oil and fix the breather and test the Montero out? Any idea will be appreciated.
