General Procedures: Part(S): Check
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- Refer to: Specifications
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WARNING: Make sure to support the vehicle with axle stands.
Raise and support the vehicle.
- Clean the area around the lubricant filler plug.
- Position container to collect fluid loss.
- Clean the area around the drain plug.
- Remove the fluid drain plug.
- Drain the differential lubricant.
ADJUSTMENT
- Clean the drain plug.
- Torque Specification: 27 Nm
- Do not fill the differential with lubricant up to the filler plug. The filler plug is only used to fill the differential with lubricant, and not to act as a level indicator.
- Make sure the correct specification and quantity of oil is used.
- Fill the differential with the correct amount of lubricant.
- Install a new differential fluid drain plug
Renew Part: Rear differential drain plug.
- Torque Specification: 27 Nm
- Install a new differential fluid drain plug
CAUTION:
DRIVE PINION SEAL - V8 N/A 4.2L PETROL/V8 S/C 4.2L PETROL