Rear Diff Pealed like an Apple
09-03-2008, 06:01 PM
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JK Super Freak
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Rear Diff Pealed like an Apple
Did the Crown King Back Road on Labor Day and did a little customization of the rear diff cover. Here's a couple of pictures of the rock that got me...
Not much of a rock, but enough to catch the rear diff cover and peal it back a bit. Did not leak until it sat in the garage a couple of days.
I fixed the leak with a BFH, but here's the kicker - I have two freshly-painted Riddler's ready to be installed. Just waiting on the 513 gears to arrive.
Here's the question: should I wait for the gears and do it once, or go for the new covers now since they are ready to rock (literally). I have my opinion, but I'd like to see yours!
Not much of a rock, but enough to catch the rear diff cover and peal it back a bit. Did not leak until it sat in the garage a couple of days.
I fixed the leak with a BFH, but here's the kicker - I have two freshly-painted Riddler's ready to be installed. Just waiting on the 513 gears to arrive.
Here's the question: should I wait for the gears and do it once, or go for the new covers now since they are ready to rock (literally). I have my opinion, but I'd like to see yours!
09-03-2008, 08:32 PM
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as loong as its not bad you reuse it for the time being
when I had my tranny rebuilt in my ranger the shop asked if I wanted to pay for fuild change on my tcase I told them I was not paying them to do something I can do was then told that they would put the old fuild back in
I see nothing wrong with it as long as the fluid is clean
when I had my tranny rebuilt in my ranger the shop asked if I wanted to pay for fuild change on my tcase I told them I was not paying them to do something I can do was then told that they would put the old fuild back in
I see nothing wrong with it as long as the fluid is clean
09-04-2008, 04:40 AM
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JK Super Freak
You do realize its the same oil that was already in there...and its merely the same thing as using the oil you were already using?
IE:
I have a diff with oil in it...I'm going to drive 15K miles with it...and, at 7.5K miles, I pour it out, look at it, it looks fine, and I put it back in...and let it go the other 7.5K miles it would have if I had not looked at it.
OK, what is wrong with that picture?
BTW - it bothers me too, so I just change it typically...I have a lot of jugs of the stuff laying around.
IE:
I have a diff with oil in it...I'm going to drive 15K miles with it...and, at 7.5K miles, I pour it out, look at it, it looks fine, and I put it back in...and let it go the other 7.5K miles it would have if I had not looked at it.
OK, what is wrong with that picture?
BTW - it bothers me too, so I just change it typically...I have a lot of jugs of the stuff laying around.
