Rear Diff Oil
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2012
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It's not too bad but man that stuff stinks I just changed mine and added the ford finned aluminum cover pretty much all the fluids off the shelf has the modifier in it already except for the ford fluid so far no chatter from the lsd in mine you need 75w-140 synthic fluid for the rear. I would also recommend getting a fluid pump to pump the fluid form the bottle into the diff or atleast clamp a piece of clear tubing to the end of the nozzle on the bottle just squuezing out of the bottle into the diff is a pain in the you know what since the nozzle is really short but that pump is like 5 or 6 bucks well spent in my opinion.
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Joined: Mar 2006
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Pretty simple. Go on YouTube. There are a ton of videos on it.
I took the cover off my 08' to get it nice and clean for refill. I defiantly agree that a cheap hand pump is money wel spent. I use it when I change my transfer case fluid too
matt
I took the cover off my 08' to get it nice and clean for refill. I defiantly agree that a cheap hand pump is money wel spent. I use it when I change my transfer case fluid too
matt
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Joined: Jul 2015
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From: very South Texas
I was going to say.. You-Tube.. must be 100 of them for this job.
the smell is the hardest part.... second is WASHING up yourself.
if you get any of the used gear lube on your clothes.. put them in the trash.. as wife will kill you IF that smell gets in her washing machine.
the smell is the hardest part.... second is WASHING up yourself.
if you get any of the used gear lube on your clothes.. put them in the trash.. as wife will kill you IF that smell gets in her washing machine.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Thousand Oaks, CA
As mentioned earlier, now is a good time to upgrade to the '99 Ford aluminum diff cover ($65 ebay), since you have to remove the cover anyway.
I used a Lube Locker Ford Sterling gasket ($22 Amazon) which is reusable.
Also, you can add a 1/8" NPT drain plug in this cover to make it somewhat easier to drain the fluid.
I used a Lube Locker Ford Sterling gasket ($22 Amazon) which is reusable.
Also, you can add a 1/8" NPT drain plug in this cover to make it somewhat easier to drain the fluid.
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