is this an abnormal amount of metal shavings on magnet?
08-27-2010, 05:51 PM
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is this an abnormal amount of metal shavings on magnet? after owning my car for 25k miles (has 110k total) I decided why not change the rear end fluid since I've never done it before, just in case it's running low from years of use. opened it up and found quite a bit of metal stuck to the magnet. no large chunks, just more than I expected:
didn't really know what to look for but didn't see anything obvious:
anything to worry about? I guess 110k miles of use has its normal wear, just don't really know what's considered normal
didn't really know what to look for but didn't see anything obvious:
anything to worry about? I guess 110k miles of use has its normal wear, just don't really know what's considered normal
08-27-2010, 08:42 PM
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OP, I wouldn't worry about what you're seeing on the drain plug, especially if you don't see any gear damage.
Last edited by fleetmgr; 08-27-2010 at 08:55 PM.
08-28-2010, 06:46 AM
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Normal !
they're not 'shavings',if you were to remove them and put them in a cup with paint thinner/mineral spirits and then let them dry,after the lube and in an un-magnetized state,those 'shavings' are nothing more than steel dust,normal break-in and wear from time.
they're not 'shavings',if you were to remove them and put them in a cup with paint thinner/mineral spirits and then let them dry,after the lube and in an un-magnetized state,those 'shavings' are nothing more than steel dust,normal break-in and wear from time.
08-28-2010, 12:16 PM
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My old gov-lok looked like that after about 100k+ miles without a service, pretty normal I'd say if it's your first diff service. Now if you start finding big chunks....
