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 Posted: 12-26-2005 01:54 pm
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nvandal

 

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 Folks,

I got a used differential/ rear axle and I know it's been handled in a number of ways, like vertical and horizontal. I would like to flush it out somehow, then collect the crud out of the bottom. Based on advice given, I'm also considering putting in a drain plug on the bottom.

Any ideas on how to do this? Or am I asking for trouble in any way?

I thought I'd lay it horizontall on sawhorse. Drain it with a suction tube. Fill it to the plug level with lighter oil (?), then spin it back and forth with the axles to get the lubricant to swish around on the gears and bearings, then drain it. Followed by pulling off the cover and cleaning it out completely.

Please advise.

Thanks,

Norm Vandal

Roxbury, VT