rear differential

Hi! I’ve searched around on the forum and can’t quite find something similar to my situation/findings so looking for some input. Changing the rear differential fluid and pulled the magnet to inspect and found some pretty gnarly chunks… I don’t audibly hear anything wrong (no...

Can anyone help me troubleshoot this possible leak that I have somewhere on my rear axle on my 2015 LX570 w/ 111,230 on the ODO. I went back to work yesterday after being off work for the past 5 days. During my 5 day off stretch, I have been consistently driving around like crazy in my LX570...

Here’s another thread to rile some of the guys up haha I knew this was going to happen at some point from my young mischievous behavior, but this last weekend I had gotten a horrible clunking sound after peeling out for a photoshoot. At first I thought it was the transmission, until I started...

I am thinking about adding a locking diff to the rear of my FJ40. This is an area I am not well versed in….Read several pages of threads about the Air Lockers and Aussie Lockers. I am looking for a little guidance from this viewpoint. I don’t use the FJ40 as a daily driver but occasionally...

EDIT : Worth the read but I figured it out. It was what Toyota calls the "Deflector" that is the metal backing plate behind a gasket and the axle plate. It was deformed and wrapped around a bit of metal on the axle housing and preventing the axle from coming out. You can see it on the final...

What are the specs on the rear differential for a LJ79 and how does it compare/swap with what’s on the 80 series? There’s a sweet looking 79 local-ish but the issues is a busted rear diff due to fluid loss. Says the gears are toast. I have a complete 3rd member for a 9.5” with an e locker for...

I changed fluids in the rear differential, transfer case, and front differential this morning as part of baselining Pearl. Went with Mobil 1 75w-90 full synthetic GL-5 for all three. Best that can be seen from records is that fluids were last changed at a reputable Lexus dealership 5 years and...

I’m looking for one like this in good working order. I can prob just throw a speedy sleeve on mine but would like to do it right if possible. This a course spline with 8mm bolt holes. Here’s what I’m looking for .

On my rear differential for two trips know when I get home my rear diff is complete loose all nuts backed off? And yes I torqued them lol