Rubicon Help with Differential?
10-29-2007, 05:11 AM
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God i hope not it is already going to the shop to fix my ongoing hard top leak. The rubicon is completely stock except for a skyjacker steering stabilizer. I did fill the oil on level ground. my buddies garage. I have not lifted done anything much to it except drive it. Hopefully i didn't get screwed.
10-29-2007, 06:05 AM
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Here is a picture of the front. Hopefully that big 3 is no indication that it has
D30's in it.
Sorry the picture is so small. the site will not allow me to upload a bigger one.
D30's in it.
Sorry the picture is so small. the site will not allow me to upload a bigger one.
10-29-2007, 06:16 AM
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So what would explain the fact that i was only able to put 32 oz in it on level ground and no more oil would fit in the casing. I did allow it to drain and the oil was warm. It was not even dripping when i put the drain plug back in. Also when i pulled the plugs on both the front and rear there was some real thick grease/something on the magnet. I know that the oil should have some silver shavings because of break in but this stuff was thick. I cleaned the magnet off and replaced it but kinda worried me.
10-29-2007, 06:53 AM
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WHEN YOU REFILL THE DIFFS MUST BE AT FULL DROP THAT IS WHEN THE TRUE AMOUNT WILL ENTER WHEN THEY ARE ON THE GROUND W/T TIRES IT IS AT AN ANGLE NOT ALLOWING YOU TO Fill it to the CORRECT AMOUNT
10-29-2007, 07:03 AM
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So how do i do that and how bad is it for me to be driving it with only enough oil in the front and rear that it comes out when on level ground.
10-29-2007, 07:26 AM
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Since i didn't get all of it out. Is that horrible, since Chrysler wants you to change it every 15000 anyways. I have never heard of this before. Every other vehicle i have owned i changed it at 70-90000. I do go off roading every once in a great while but never any high water. At least not yet.
Any thoughts on what that grease/crap on the end of the drain plug was besides a few shavings.
Any thoughts on what that grease/crap on the end of the drain plug was besides a few shavings.
10-29-2007, 07:43 AM
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