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swivel pin housing gear oil capacity?

Old Sep 13, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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Default swivel pin housing gear oil capacity?

do you just fill them up with 140 weight until gear oil runs out of the fill hole like with a diff?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Does yours have the drain plug?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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Does yours have the drain plug?
not sure..i'll have to scrap off some mud..the PO kept this thing really nasty..so some have a drain plug?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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wait a minute..I was thinking 140 weight for the transfer case...the swivel pin housings you just pump full of grease right? thats what was in there..grease
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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yea they switched to gease to stop leaks
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Yes, use 85w-140 for the diff and t-case and the same grease that you use on the u-joints in the swivel *****.
I do 20 pumps with my grease gun per side every 6 months.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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doesn't the manual call for 85w-90 for the diffs?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Sure it does, it also calls for the Land Rover dealer to do all of your work.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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Sure it does, it also calls for the Land Rover dealer to do all of your work.
i think 140 weight in the rear might be too high a viscosity to lube the wheel bearings properly..has anybody had problems running 90 weight?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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I have been running 85w-140 for 2 years now with no problem, even in the winter time.
The only thing I notice is when its really cold and it has sat overnight the truck will not idle itself out of its parking spot, I will have to give it gas to move, but this is in near zero temps.
The thicker lube will quite things up and reduce drive line slack.
I can almost guarantee you thats what they used because of all the hard wheeling.
If it makes you feel any better DiscoMike uses 75w-140 in a full syn, I use it in dino.
 
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