Changing Differential Fluid
09-02-2005, 07:03 PM
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Changing Differential Fluid
Stupid question time - Do any of you guys bother jacking up each side of the diff to get out all of the old oil out ??
09-02-2005, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Marine
If it is really dirty and thin, then yes. I just drain and fill.
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09-02-2005, 09:44 PM
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When I did both of the rear diffs on mine, I jacked each side up but didn't get much more out of them. The front might be a different story though.
09-02-2005, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by fschiola
When I did both of the rear diffs on mine, I jacked each side up but didn't get much more out of them. The front might be a different story though.
09-03-2005, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Evil
Thats why I was asking....the truck is new to me so Im not sure when it was last changed. Problem is my floor jack is 3 hours away. I should maybe change it and then change it again before winter.
After the change its a good idea to go out to a large parking lot and do a few figure 8's to get fresh oil back in to the bearings on the rear axle. As for thew front the axle tubes don't have any oil in them...
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