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djgodden
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Apr 28, 2016

Differential fluid thoughts/recommendations...

I'm getting ready to put a new larger differential cover onto my TV differential (2012 4x4 2500 Ram Laramie Longhorn w/6.7 Cummins). The standard fluid is 75W-90 for rear and ATF+4 for front. Should...
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Jarlaxle
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May 02, 2016
Sport45 wrote:
It seems to me that if shiny finned differential covers were the bee's knees for strength and longevity you'd see them on a lot of OTR tractors.


OTR tractor axles are running at considerably less than their design capacity than an axle on a heavily-loaded diesel dually. (Also note: I recall many OTR tractors don't HAVE differential covers: it's a dropout carrier, similar to a Ford 9".)

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