GEAR LUBE LEVEL QUESTION, 2016 CTD 2500
I'm going to be changing the gear lube soon in my diff and had a question about the fill level. There is a line on the diff that indicates the proper fill level. As I recall, the specification says ...
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Ron3rd wrote:Fisherman wrote:
Go to the proper fill level, over filling can cause oil to seep past the seals and ruin rear brakes. Rule of finger was fill until you can just touch the oil with your finger bent down in the hole.
Yes, but see my original comment. The specification is plus or minus 1/4" inch from the fill line on the diff cover. You can fill 1/4" below the line or 1/4" above the line as I understand it.
The bottom of the fill hole is exactly 1/4" above the fill line. So it would seem to me if you filled to the bottom of the hole, you would be within spec.
One guy on Youtube made an L-shaped tool whith a 1/4" bend in it to hook into the hole and get exactly to the fill line. Not sure if that's necessary.
IMO its not necessary , as said in my previous post , I too got caught up with messing with it for about a minute before I realized it didn't make much sense . I too saw that L-shaped hook device, that was my one minute attempt .
