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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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how much diff oil required in rear diff?
anyone know, i know your supposed to fill it till it leaks out of the fill plug but my fill plug is stripped to hell.

(dont ask how im gonna fill it )

86 4runner btw
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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3qts should be more than plenty. How you gonna fill it if the fill plug is stripped? Can you get it out?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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You can fill through the breather hole in the top. Oil volume per the Owner's Manual as noted below:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_TechInfo.shtml#Fluids
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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awesome! Thanks guys!
I filled it through the breather hole, i searched high and low for the answer for at least an hour once again thanks!
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Fill it until its full.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Trustyrusty
Fill it until its full.
Thats a heck of a lot for filling with the breather hole
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