All,
I am preparing to drive my 80 from Texas to California in a couple of weeks, and I figured it was a good time to change the diff fluid and check my drain plugs.
Well, on the drain plug for the front diff I find this metal shaving:
There was only one. I ran a fiber optic camera into my diff and there’s no more metal shavings or signs of obvious damage. The rig has 142,000 miles on it, and I’ve had it since 119,000 and changed the diff oil every 5-10k miles with the correct viscosity oil. A couple of times I have noticed smaller shavings but nothing close to this size. Very little metallic fuzz on the plug.
I can’t tell if this looks like a piece of a roller bearing or a chip off a ring gear. There’s no gear howling or anything like that going on. It drives smooth and I’d never know anything was going on If I hadn’t pulled the plug.
Is this a sign of a major imminent failure that should change my plans to drive this thing cross country?
Help is much appreciated!!
I am preparing to drive my 80 from Texas to California in a couple of weeks, and I figured it was a good time to change the diff fluid and check my drain plugs.
Well, on the drain plug for the front diff I find this metal shaving:
There was only one. I ran a fiber optic camera into my diff and there’s no more metal shavings or signs of obvious damage. The rig has 142,000 miles on it, and I’ve had it since 119,000 and changed the diff oil every 5-10k miles with the correct viscosity oil. A couple of times I have noticed smaller shavings but nothing close to this size. Very little metallic fuzz on the plug.
I can’t tell if this looks like a piece of a roller bearing or a chip off a ring gear. There’s no gear howling or anything like that going on. It drives smooth and I’d never know anything was going on If I hadn’t pulled the plug.
Is this a sign of a major imminent failure that should change my plans to drive this thing cross country?
Help is much appreciated!!
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