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From: Brad R. Sahr
>I also decided to check the rear differential fluid level (how does one do
>this?), by checking to see if I could get more into it. At first, the oil
>spilled out the opening. But I persisted, and once the oil started going
>in, I pumped in almost 3 quarts! Glad I checked it. The strange thing is
>that the rear end has never leaked any oil (i.e. no garage floor spots)
>since I
Brad, I'm confused.
You pulled the fill plug, spilled so oil out it, then proceeded to add
3 or so more qts of gear oil?
If this is trully the case, you have just way overfilled the diff.
Were you on a level surface?
The proceedure for checking the oil level is to remove the
plug, and while on a level surface, put your pinky in the hole.
If you feel oil, all is well.
Level to within 1/4 and 3/4 of an inch of the fill hole should
be acceptable.
If you have overfilled the diff, drain it, and start over.
This time putting in the specified amount of oil.
If the diff is overfilled, the axle seals and the input flange seal
will be swamped all the time, and will leak very soon.
Jarrid Gross
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