RE: Re: RE: Re: LSD diff conversion, need advice on fluids!! Flu id pump trick!!

From: Barret, Matt (MATT_BARRET@earthtech.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 14:33:15 EST


So, you pull off the cover and find metal shavings,and three teeth laying in
the bottom, What are you preventing Jon?? You still gotta replace it,
right?? Your rear end is f'd up a that point, You've been driving around
with shavings floating through the entire assembly at that point, I dont see
anything preventive there, Just start pulling her down and put in some new
guts!!
What are you preventing exactly??

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Matt -- Mechanicsville, VA Y2K-HEMI
`00 Sport Plus 4.7L 5spd. 9 1/4 3.92 LSD
RC 2x4 Homemade intake & K&N open element,
Traction Bars, Spring clamps
BEST 1/4 14.80 @ 90.97 MPH
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Smith [mailto:fast4x4@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 2:19 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: LSD diff conversion, need advice on fluids!!
Fluid pump trick!!

I think what he meant by that was if you see an abnormal amount of metal
shavings, or broken teeth. If you've had wheelhop, I strongly suggest you
pull the diff cover and check things out. Just because you can drive it
doesn't mean there is nothing wrong. I have an axle on my porch that I'll
be happy to take some pics of if anyone wants to dispute that :-) Drove
around for many moons not knowing how bad the spider gears were, and now
they're so f'ed up I can't get the crosspin out :(

Preventive maintence is where it's at man :)

> Chances are if you can see something wrong with the differential your
gonna
> have bigger problems.
> What do you mean "see if everything is ok in there" Like a broken ring
> gear?? or Pinion, by that time you're already broke!! hee hee, As long as
> its working, its OK, If it ain't working, then thats when I start pulling
> the rear cover off!!



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