What Happens When A Transfer Case Grenades Itself?

[pwjz71]

I have a 2001 Silverado Z71 5.3L with a NVG246 (AutoTrac) Transfer Case.

 

I have 2 questions.

 

1. What happens when the Transfer Case suffers catastrophic failure aka grenades itself?

 

2. Will it cause failure elsewhere in the powertrain as a result….ex. driveshaft, transmission etc?

 

I appreciate any help or knowledge you can give me!

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Depends, sometimes it can blow a transmission because the gears bind and stop the tranny so fast but the engine is still going, but generally it doesn't take out a diff. That's usually the other way around, if a diff goes, a tranny or a case usually goes as well, especially if it goes under moderate to heavy acceleration.

[tlap]

I would also be worried about WHY it grenaded in the first place.