well, had put in a diff breather extension on the front axle this weekend. I was curious about how much stuff is going on in there so I used a transparent tube to be able to see.
I had put in a loop to provide for flex and also catch any dirt or water.
Only drove the truck a couple of times on-road since and there was already about a 1/2 teaspoon or so of diff oil caught in the loop. I did not expect quite that much so fast, especially since I did not fill the diff quite all the way to the top of the drain plug so it is not overfilled by far.
Likely from oil vapors I am assuming rather than sloshing etc.
Neat!
There must be some action going on down in there...
Eric
I had put in a loop to provide for flex and also catch any dirt or water.
Only drove the truck a couple of times on-road since and there was already about a 1/2 teaspoon or so of diff oil caught in the loop. I did not expect quite that much so fast, especially since I did not fill the diff quite all the way to the top of the drain plug so it is not overfilled by far.
Likely from oil vapors I am assuming rather than sloshing etc.
Neat!
There must be some action going on down in there...
Eric