hey all,
Had my 97 lx 450 in for 60k service today and when the front diff drain plug was pulled it had some metal shavings on the magnet. The shavings were about 4mm - 6mm wide and very thin,around .002 , there were about 2 or 3 plus some smaller shavings. The diff oil was most likely the original (71k miles) very green but no signs of grease that I could tell , it was pretty fluid but thicker than new oil.
The front tire tread is also thicker than the rear tire tread and I was wondering if this also had an effect on the premature wear as well as the old diff oil. The tire tread readings were: front left 11, front right 11, rear right 5, rear left 5 Michellin ltx.
Any thoughts on these shavings? My front locker seems to engage fine. Do you think someone drove improperly with the front locker engaged?(I am the 4th owner) Should I be worried?
Thanks for the advice
Mark
Had my 97 lx 450 in for 60k service today and when the front diff drain plug was pulled it had some metal shavings on the magnet. The shavings were about 4mm - 6mm wide and very thin,around .002 , there were about 2 or 3 plus some smaller shavings. The diff oil was most likely the original (71k miles) very green but no signs of grease that I could tell , it was pretty fluid but thicker than new oil.
The front tire tread is also thicker than the rear tire tread and I was wondering if this also had an effect on the premature wear as well as the old diff oil. The tire tread readings were: front left 11, front right 11, rear right 5, rear left 5 Michellin ltx.
Any thoughts on these shavings? My front locker seems to engage fine. Do you think someone drove improperly with the front locker engaged?(I am the 4th owner) Should I be worried?
Thanks for the advice
Mark