great DIY. changed the diff fluid out today and man did it smell. smells like sulfur x100

took me about 15 minutes to do it so ill be sure to do it every few oil changes.

 

With Le, just leave it in the sink with hot water for 10 min, flows like buttah.

 

my contribution to this topic would be that you avoid doing this fluid change in the cold of winter...lol. The oil was so thick i couldn't pump it into the diff housing...lol.

 

microwave????

 

Just did this procedure along with my tranny, together took me like 30 minutes. Super easy to do!

 

will be doing this weekend when the spacers for my driveshaft come in

 

just dumped my diff fluid, it was Redline 75w90, looked pretty clean and no smell . One of my washers was so thin that it is permanently embedded in the drain bolt. There is no way I'm getting it off, it is paper thin. Gonna put a new one on top of the old one.

I'm filling with Amsoil 75w-110, seems like a great fluid. This viscosity puts it smack dab in the middle of the SAE90 viscosity range, which I like better than being towards the lower end of the spectrum.

 

How do you know that the torque wrench is 33 lb-ft when you tighten the drain/fill bolts?

 

Someone suggested to mark a line with a marker and turn the screw until it lines up.

 

the torque wrench will let you know by a click or a beep if its digital.