BW 1354 fluid change question

[kert0307]

So one of my Christmas gifts to my sister this year is changing most of the fluids on her 97 Ranger. I crawled under there to look at changing the transfer case fluid, and I can only find the fluid level check plug. On my explorer they are both easily visible, which leaves me feeling like a moron that I can't find the drain.

Her t-case looks like this one, but on the left side there is some sort of balancing weights or something blocking where the drain is in the pict.... Should I assume that it is behind the weights, or is it in a different place.

 

[dman726749]

its behind the weights...thoes 4 post in your pic are where the weight ataches.....its gotta be behind the ballancer think...(not even sure what it does...never replaced it on my t-case after the swap....lol

 

[kert0307]

Ya, I've heard that they are ok to take off. It just seemed kinda weird to have to take the weights off to change the fluid...

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[gijoecam]

That weight is basically just a vibration dampener... But yeah, the drain plug is behind it.