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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Rear Drivelines, Drive Axles and Gearing => Topic started by: Sprinkler-Man on June 07, 2019, 07:18:24 PM
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I can’t get my fill plug out but there is a breather vent on the top I can access and fill from. I have been reading to go with 2 quarts but wanted to confirm with the forum.
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Good luck with that. Extract the fill plug and save yourself some aggravation. Is it stripped, what's the problem?
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Yes it’s striped. Unfortunately, I don’t have a welder to weld a bolt to it. I pulled off the breather cap and can blow down through the vent, but this was with the differential cover off. Why do you see a problem?
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have to get vile of one of those to confirm but one thing i know you might be able to do is put the right amount of oil in a ziplock and toss it in the differential.
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have to get vile of one of those to confirm but one thing i know you might be able to do is put the right amount of oil in a ziplock and toss it in the differential.
What??
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i remember seeing on tv a few years ago someone rebuilding a read end. when they filled it they just filled a zip lock full of gear oil and tossed it in. they said the zip lock would break down and it will be ok. but i dont recall what style differential it had. so if they worked on something like a Detroit locker, i dont know if you can do the same for lets say a gov locker
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I pulled the vent and put in two quarts. Took me about 15min to do. Now I can take it to a shop to get a bolt welded into the plug to get it out and replace it.
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have to get vile of one of those to confirm but one thing i know you might be able to do is put the right amount of oil in a ziplock and toss it in the differential.
What??
LMAO
Use this: http://www.ctatools.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=150
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i remember seeing on tv a few years ago someone rebuilding a read end. when they filled it they just filled a zip lock full of gear oil and tossed it in. they said the zip lock would break down and it will be ok. but i dont recall what style differential it had. so if they worked on something like a Detroit locker, i dont know if you can do the same for lets say a gov locker
Why would anybody entertain, let alone recommend, using something that belongs in the county dump to put "clean oil" in a differential? But then, if it was on TV or UBoob, it must be true....
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its true lol thats kind of why i wanted one of you two to confirm what i saw. glad we got that all cleared up now, but for real i remember them tossing it into the rear then sealing it up and saying something like the gears will break it down in no time
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OMG
Was it from the '70s or some other mislead era? HeeHaw?
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it was one of those shows on power block or something like that, believe back around 2010.
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Well, plastic is a byproduct of oil, so in theory it will return to 'natural state'...
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that was my thinking also and why it made sense. but i wasnt sure if somehow it would mess up the clutches on some model rear ends
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Give it a rest. Nothing about it makes sense. It is poor practice!