Thanks,
I'll make sure I save this for when I need to do it again.
Lance
""DAKSY"" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:007601c22f74$3045fc80$3a1ca118@nycap.rr.com...
>
>
> Hey, Lance!
>
> <snip> Is there good howto on changing the Front and Reard Diff and
Transfer
> Case
> fluids? <snip>
>
> As long as you have a place to work that you can clean up later, there's
not
> a lot to it.
> You'll need:
> Ramps or jackstands
> Socket or box wrench
> Thin screwdriver or blade
> Drip Pan
> Scraper
> Brake cleaner in a spray can
> Hi temp RTV Silicone(black)
> 4 qts of 75W-90 API GL-5 gear lube with the Hypoid additive
> Pull er up on some ramps or support er with jackstands and crawl
underneath
> the end that's raised. Look for the 'pumpkin'
> (differential housing) where your axles meet. Place a good sized pan under
> the pumpkin. You'll find 12 bolts (I think?) holding the cover on. Loosen
> (but don't remove) all the bolts. Take a thin flat-head screwdriver & tap
it
> gently in between the cover & the housing, until you can gently pry the
> cover away. The fluid will drain fairly quickly, so be ready to reposition
> your drip pan!
> When it's completely drained, remove the bolts & the cover. Take the
scraper
> & remove all of the old RTV from the cover & the housing. Remove the
> collection magnet & clean off the steel shavings. Spray all the gears &
the
> entire inside of the housing with the brake cleaner. When the cleaner
starts
> to run cleaqr, stop spraying & let everything air dry.
> Goob the RTV onto the cover seating surface on the housint & position the
> cover on the housing. Hand tighten the bolts and let er sit for about a
half
> hour so the RTV can cure. Then tighten the bolts snugly. Pry out the
rubber
> fill plug & fill till the lube just trickles out of the filler hole.
Replace
> the plug.
> Repeat these steps for the other Pumpkin.
> HTH,
>
> Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
> 2K DAK SY Sport + 4X4 V6 5Speed
>
> mods, pics & other info at: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>
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