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Old 03-13-2011, 10:42 AM
rangerstranger rangerstranger is offline
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Default changing Differential oil?

8.8 Open with 410 gears,Now the question is how many bottles am I gonna need to fill it back up.(and is the old pinkey finger in the drain plug hole still the reccomended fill level?)
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Old 03-13-2011, 05:22 PM
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Default Re: changing Differential oil?

Three bottles I think. Filling until the fluid drips out the fill hole is just fine. There is no guess work as to if there is enough fluid in the differential then.
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Old 03-13-2011, 06:24 PM
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Default Re: changing Differential oil?

2 bottles
I just did mine
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Old 03-14-2011, 03:48 PM
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Default Re: changing Differential oil?

Thanx guys!
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