Rear Differential
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Rear Differential
Today I changed the fluid in both my front and rear diffs and my t-case.
The front diff fluid looked like it was changed yesterday and the t-case about the same but the rear diff was something else. Chocolate milk with sludge cake.
Now Im new to Land Rovers in fact anything 4x4 related any previous mechanic work experience was on my VW 1.8t GTI and that seems like child's play to me now that I've browsed the entire rave manual. Is this something I should be concerned about?
To me it looks like the rear diff oil has never been changed. The amount of metal shaving on the magnet is really what has me concerned.
This is after cleaning it best I could with some brake cleaner and wire brush.
I over bought on the gear oil so I made sure to flush out every crevice I could in the rear differential and let it all drain out until every drop looked like new oil.
The front diff fluid looked like it was changed yesterday and the t-case about the same but the rear diff was something else. Chocolate milk with sludge cake.
Now Im new to Land Rovers in fact anything 4x4 related any previous mechanic work experience was on my VW 1.8t GTI and that seems like child's play to me now that I've browsed the entire rave manual. Is this something I should be concerned about?
To me it looks like the rear diff oil has never been changed. The amount of metal shaving on the magnet is really what has me concerned.
This is after cleaning it best I could with some brake cleaner and wire brush.
I over bought on the gear oil so I made sure to flush out every crevice I could in the rear differential and let it all drain out until every drop looked like new oil.
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Is this something I should be concerned about?
Photos to me appear to indicate some moisture has mixed with the lube. May have same miles/time as the other fluids with a bit of water added. There are vent lines on the diffs to prevent moisture from entering when in deep water. Check to ensure your vent line is still attached particularly if planing to drive through deep water down the road/creek.
I would service normally, do another drain fill again when you'd like to check oil condition and plug fuzz.
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