if you do nothing to secure the pump, it will just hammer out the jb weld and hammer new holes at the other tab locations. you will have a repeat leak...just a matter of time.

 

Yes that seems to be the consensus. I did a fair amount of reading on the topic and there are instances of the JB Weld lasting for several years. I guess it depends how much you drive - I have a short commute and the 'burb does part-time duty with another vehicle.

To the OP - good luck with the t-case drop. Let us know how it goes - I am personally very interested for obvious reasons.

 

Just an update on this - my JB Weld fix is still holding strong after about 5000 miles of driving. Probably just jinxed myself but figured I'd post an update.

 

Thanks for the reply. I took the risk of using JB weld since my wife was getting ready to leave town and take the Suburban. I was going to fix the transfer case permanently when I had a little more time, but as luck (or unluck) would have it, she totaled the Suburban 2 months ago. This is no longer a problem.

This is far from a permanent fix given the root cause/design flaw of the problem isn't fixed, but it sure works.