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Hello Alan, many thanks for your very detailed information and the hint to JB weld ? . We call it cold welding, and for the first hole in the transfer case I used some thing like that (from the outside). Here in Germany it is Weyers Haftstahl (see attached picture). But after the secondf hole in a week I was afraid that there are more coming. I kept the old transfer case because it was too expensive to send it back as a exchange transfer case (pledge). So in the upcoming winter I will open it and have a carefull look without beeing in any hurry. I keep you informed here in that forum and I will show pictures of what had happend. Thanks again and best regards Jürgen

Hello Ryan, meanwhile my GMC is back on the road, the Jasper transfer case is installed and everything works perfect. The picture was taken last week on a camp site in Eastern Germay about 350 miles away from home. All the details with Jasper and a very kind customer service (Thanks a lot Angie!) have made it very easy for me to order a heavy part like the transfer case from thousands of miles away from the USA. Insofar thanks to you, Ryan, for your tip. Regards Jürgen

Hello Ryan, I did it with Jasper, the deal will be finished tomorrow. They offered me two transfer cases: OE-quality in a Magnesium case and an upgraded Aluminium case. I took the last one. And according your question: Pickups are not as popular as in your country. The most common pickups are the Ford Ranger and the VW Amarok, followed by Nissan Navara and Toyota Hilux. They all have in common that they are smaller than American pickups - which play a minor role (bit part) on our market. Especially since GM has cancelled their activities on the European market it has become very difficult to get parts. Consequence: A lot of people are selling their GM-products. We own our Sierra since March 2008 and we are really exotic with it. Dortmund (600.000 inhabitants) is situated in the Ruhr-area - that's one of the five biggest industrial areas in Europe with about 5.1 million people. And in all the years I have seen one (!) GMC Sierra like ours. There are more Silverados of course but with our GMC we are real outsiders. Regards Jürgen

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Hey Folks, meanwhile I got two offers, one from the recommended jasperengines (Thanks Colossus) and one from Randys Worldwide. Now I'm sitting here and thinking, because all in all the difference is more than 700 Dollar. Hm... Regards Jürgen

Hello Colossus, many thansk for your infos. A few minutes ago I have already contacted jasperengines and I hope that they ship worldwide - because a lot of US-companies don't do that. And the link to the dieseltechmag is great, the explanation there is really good. And Davester: I believe you that that could be cheaper. But first I have to find somebody who is able to do that, because I don't trust myself to do that.

Hello Davester, many thanks for that explanation and you are right: I havn't used the 4WD often - or to be honest only rarely. But it is making no noises. Anyway, here around in Germany I don't find any mechanic who is able to repair it. And my Haynes Manual is saying that at any rate, the time and money involved in an overhaul is almost sure to exceed the cost of a rebuilt unit. That's why I asked if somebody knows a reliable dealer. I already found and contacted today www.powertrainproducts.net and www.randyworldwide.com. Now I'm waiting for their answers. Thanks again Jürgen

Hi, I'm sitting far away in Europe and need some infos / help: I have got little holes in my transfer case. The first one was on the right side (size ~ 0,158" or 4 mm). After repairing it I got a second one with the same size - and viewed from the side it was exactly in line - only a little higher. So I think, I need a new / remanufactured / reconditioned transfer case. Does anybody knows a reliable dealer? And of course it would be interesting, what has caused those holes? The last weeks I didn't use the 4WD. 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 / Vortec 5300 / 4WD / Z83 / SLE / Regular Cab / Long Bed