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treerootCO

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• Nov 4, 2004

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Drained the oil today. Not sure what to think of this. I know they are new gears and all but........the second pic I had a neodymium magnet in the lube.

no big chunks, no play in any of the parts that I can see from the outside.

 

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• Nov 4, 2004

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hmmmmm i don't know bud, i just don't know....


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Yikes! Looks like the gear oil I drained out of my shredded rear diff last winter.

 

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Yikes.. did you call Vic at AA? Seems like a bit more than standard break in..

 

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Making ferrofluid the expensive way

 

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Has anyone changed the intial break in lube? I need to know what normal is.

I sent Vic an email...

 

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Last time I rebuilt/regeared the rear diff., when I changed the oil a few months after the build, it had lots of metal flecks in it, and the drain plug was pretty heaped with metal frags like what you show. I changed the oil, and it is still working fine 2 yrs. later...Second oil change was much cleaner, but still had quite a bit of frags.......It was a new R&P set too. What does Vic say??
Best of luck? Or it's normal??

 

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That is pretty much how my drain plug looked after I put in Marks4WD gear set in my split case. Just wearing in, I guess.

Dave

 

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Unfortuantely, I believe Vic is at SEMA....ya may have to wait a few days to get a hold of 'im.

 

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Wow, hope everything works out for the better.
Good luck,
-Al

 

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If there aren't any chunks, and it's operating normally, I wouldn't get all wadded up over it. Shine in the oil is common with new break ins.

Good Luck dude...

 

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Looks like break-in to me... R&P set-ups often look the same... I wouldn't sweat it quite yet.

 

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cruiseroutfit said:

Looks like break-in to me... R&P set-ups often look the same... I wouldn't sweat it quite yet.

Click to expand...

agreed

 

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Woodie, reckon you ought to pull the write up til he's sure

 

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Hope all works out!!!

Good to meet you at RS last night!

 

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Hey TJ, what were you doing when you climbed under his rig . . . . . . .Hmmmmm!

 

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im tellin yall its SABOTAGE!!
beasties.

 

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no pieces in it is a good sign,also looks like the usual break-in to me, run it and change the oil 2 more times and it should look alot better.i think sema is over friday so you should here back from him on monday.

 

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Nice avitar .

 

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Just looking at your 465 write-up its obvious that you are pretty meticulous, but I'll ask anyhow. Did you wash down the inside before assembly? Mine was pretty filthy with "machine shop dust".