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Fluid - Differential: Service and Repair
Differential Gear Oil

Changing Differential Gear Oil

DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL

Changing Differential Gear Oil

DRAINING
1. Stop engine.

2. Remove the drain plug from the rear final drive assembly to drain the differential gear oil.
3. Install the drain plug with sealant applied on the threads to the rear final drive assembly. Tighten to the specified torque. Refer to See:

Transmission and Drivetrain/Differential Assembly/Service and Repair/Overhaul/Rear Final Drive M226.

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Use High Performance Thread Sealant or equivalent. Refer to See: Specifications/Fluid Type Specifications.

FILLING
1. Remove the filler plug from the rear final drive assembly.

2. Fill the rear final drive assembly with new differential gear oil until the level reaches the specified level near the filler plug hole.

Differential gear oil grade and capacity : Refer to See: .

3. Install the filler plug with sealant applied on the threads to the rear final drive assembly. Tighten to the specified torque. Refer to See:

Transmission and Drivetrain/Differential Assembly/Service and Repair/Overhaul/Rear Final Drive M226.

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Use High Performance Thread Sealant or equivalent. Refer to See: Specifications/Fluid Type Specifications.

Front Final Drive M205

DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL

Checking Differential Gear Oil

DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL LEAKAGE AND LEVEL
1. Make sure that differential gear oil is not leaking from the front final drive assembly or around it.

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