Re: 12k maintenance

From: Kyle Vanditmars (kylevan@telus.net)
Date: Sun Aug 10 2003 - 21:54:34 EDT


james.zito@ps.ge.com wrote:
> Well I just got 12,000 miles on the Dakota so I did what the maintenance
> schedule told me to, even though it seemed a little excessive.
>
> Rotated tires, changed the oil inspected the brakes....hmmn ok that was all
> easy now why do they want me to change the differential fluid, seems kinda
> early for a change .....but ok I'll bite!
>

Well, they likely want you to change the diff fluid to get all the junk
that gets worn off during break-in out of the carrier. It's not like
the differential's lubrication has a filter, so those little specks of
stuff are a potential problem area.



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