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Old 05-22-2007, 09:03 PM
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finally changed the gear oil

if you dont like the way i type thats too bad lol..... im pretty sure the gear oil had 149k on it i bought 6qts of red line 75w-90 for $47 dollars used it in the rear diff the x-fer and the front diff well i havint done the front yet still trying to find a 12mm hex bit and 2qts of mt-90 for the tranny cost was $32 as i had to order it from jegs its a pretty simple job didint take that long it seems gas mileage has gone up a little tranny shifts great not so notchy in the morning and the x-fer shifts into 4wd easier ok on to the pics click on them to make them bigger




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wow, my advanced comp teacher would have a stroke if he saw that
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Awesome! That is one of the longer run-on sentences I have seen.
Old 05-22-2007, 09:22 PM
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come on did you read the first part of my post ? as you can see going to school is a waste of time for me
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Congratulations Elton
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I love how Dirty the Rear Diff Was! Good Thing you Changed it and now you know how to do it yourself.
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After seeing fluid like that come out of the rear diff i would off put in dino 75-90 grear oil for 100-200 mi. This would help flush out all of the metal from the gear break in. I bet it is find
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well after 149k miles it should be fine now plus there where no metal shavings on the drain plug hmm i wonder what color the front diff is going to be should find out this week
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so that was factory oil from the transmission and transfer case? looked pretty good from here. thats a bit long to run the rear diff in my book. i'm sure it works tho, these trucks are indestructible.
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Originally Posted by Elton
come on did you read the first part of my post ? as you can see going to school is a waste of time for me
I read it but seriously...with the amount of time you spend here, how hard can it be to slap a little . or a , once in a while?

Good thing you changed those fluids!
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lol i dont no where to put the . or the , o and the front diff is getting changed this week i had my mom pick up a 12mm hex well all they had was a 12mm a 14mm and 17mm hex set for $10 bucks at autozone while she was out of town

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Originally Posted by Elton
lol i dont no where to put the . or the , o and the front diff is getting changed this week i had my mom pick up a 12mm hex well all they had was a 12mm a 14mm and 17mm hex set for $10 bucks at autozone while she was out of town
Are you sure you need a 12mm for the front diff,mine takes a 10mm.
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1996-1998, the front diff plugs use a 10mm and 12mm for the drain and fill plugs, For 1999-2002, the drain and fill plugs are both 10mm
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Originally Posted by Elton
1996-1998, the front diff plugs use a 10mm and 12mm for the drain and fill plugs, For 1999-2002, the drain and fill plugs are both 10mm
I learn something new everyday.
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well i guess the info on the drain and fill for the front is off mine takes a 10mm for both ???????????????
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i got the fill bolt off and tried the drain man that thing is on there tight i tried for 5mins i gave up as i didint wanna break something
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How bad did that rear diff oil stink?
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smelled like the new oil
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been awhile well the drain for the front is trashed guess i need to get a nut welded on
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Originally Posted by slosurfer
How bad did that rear diff oil stink?
when i changed mine it was the first time in about 10 years i thought i was going to vomit...literally, i was not expecting that odor, took like two days to get it off my hands cuz i had no gojo...


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