Metal Shavings in Diff - normal?
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Metal Shavings in Diff - normal? Hey guys -
2000 SS M6. Has 70k on it. I have no history on the car, so I have no clue the last time, if ever, this thing was cracked open.
Dropped the cover today to change the fluid....how does this look to you all? I know some shavings are normal, but I don't know how to quantify "some":
Magnet, didn't touch this at all. None of them look like chunks - all shavings.
Lube looked good to me, light in color. Wonder if it was changed semi-recently? I didn't see any evidence on the cover, looked it it was never touched, or at least not touched for a long time.
2000 SS M6. Has 70k on it. I have no history on the car, so I have no clue the last time, if ever, this thing was cracked open.
Dropped the cover today to change the fluid....how does this look to you all? I know some shavings are normal, but I don't know how to quantify "some":
Magnet, didn't touch this at all. None of them look like chunks - all shavings.
Lube looked good to me, light in color. Wonder if it was changed semi-recently? I didn't see any evidence on the cover, looked it it was never touched, or at least not touched for a long time.
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Cool, thanks for reassuring me. No chunks, got it all cleaned back up and refilled. The ring gear looked to be in great shape, didn't see any excessive wear/chips on the other gears (not like I could see much anyway) so hopefully this 10 bolt wasn't heavily abused before I bought it!
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