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From: Knightstown Indiana
[QUOTE=Overkill2;19034069]When I did mine, the two quarts it calls for wasn't enough. I needed an additional amount, though not much, out of a 3rd quart. That was my experience.[/QUOTE
with all due respect Overkill, 2 quarts is 2 quarts, I have never seen in documentation that it is supposed to be filled to the fill plug, I’ve always just ran with the recommended 2 quarts.
with all due respect Overkill, 2 quarts is 2 quarts, I have never seen in documentation that it is supposed to be filled to the fill plug, I’ve always just ran with the recommended 2 quarts.
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From: Wyoming
[QUOTE=Superdave71;19040922]
I hate to break it to you, but you're wrong. The online owner's manual that I'm looking at says:
The capacities spec is, in my mind, an approximation of how much fluid _should_ be used. With transfer cases and differentials, I've always filled up to the level of the fill plug.
Link to transfer case page: http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Fo...userMarket=USA
When I did mine, the two quarts it calls for wasn't enough. I needed an additional amount, though not much, out of a 3rd quart. That was my experience.[/QUOTE
with all due respect Overkill, 2 quarts is 2 quarts, I have never seen in documentation that it is supposed to be filled to the fill plug, I’ve always just ran with the recommended 2 quarts.
with all due respect Overkill, 2 quarts is 2 quarts, I have never seen in documentation that it is supposed to be filled to the fill plug, I’ve always just ran with the recommended 2 quarts.
Add only enough fluid through the filler opening so that the fluid level is at the bottom of the opening.
Link to transfer case page: http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Fo...userMarket=USA
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From my 96 F250, an 88 and 94 4Runners, my son's 99 XJ and my wife's 09 Escape, I've always filled up until the fluid ran out of the hole.
With 2 quarts, it didn't fill it up to the bottom of the fill hole. So I bought a third quart to do so. It only took some, maybe like a quarter quart. That's just what I've always done. No worries...
With 2 quarts, it didn't fill it up to the bottom of the fill hole. So I bought a third quart to do so. It only took some, maybe like a quarter quart. That's just what I've always done. No worries...
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I have learned the hard way to make sure the truck is level when filling the differential. The one time (OK, maybe it was more than once) that the vehicle wasn't level I had gear lube coming out the breather tube. That's some nasty smelling stuff and it doesn't go away easily.
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