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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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leaking gear oil

i just replaced the rear diff oil when i got the truck and it is now leaking where the drive shaft enters the diff. i used 80w-90 but would say 85w or maybe 80-140 be better .... even stop a small leak
 
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oh by the way it is an 8.8 with 3.55 doing its best to turn some heavy 35" tires so i want to make these gears last as long as i can before i hafta replace them with 4.56 gears
 
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